This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I have been with my BF for about two years now and for the most part things are good. We talk and hang out regularly, we have met each others friends already and we have open lines of communication. Here's the kicker. He has this one close friend of his whom I cannot stand. They met each Read more

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I've been to many many weddings where the bride will always quote, "I'm so happy I'm marrying my best friend." I am getting married in exactly 12 months, and I am having second thoughts. I've dated my best friend a couple of years ago. We dated for roughly 8 years and it was a bad breakup. Read more

Planning a wedding can turn even the calmest of friends into an anxious, worked up wreck, but offering a bit of support to your bride-to-be pal can keep her from venturing into bridezilla territory. Whether she's outright unpleasant or just internalizing the stress, there are a few easy ways to help her stay sane. Have a pal who's struggling through the planning process? Follow these tips to Read more

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! So, I'm at a place in my life where almost all of my friends are married. (To be honest, I'm a little sad I'm not there yet, but I've had some great life experiences, taken some risks, and I'm proud of my accomplishments.) Anyways, my main question is how to make more friends — single Read more

Have a friend with a broken heart? Help her heal by making a few small tweaks to your friendship. You may be tempted to step in and save the day right away, but it's important to let her move on at her own pace. Put your own stresses aside, amp up your positive attitude, and follow these five tips to help your friend through the aftermath of her breakup: Learn to be a listener. She may just Read more

A sense of empathy is key to creating strong, healthy relationships — with family members, friends, and especially significant others. Whether you're building new bonds or hoping to strengthen your current connections, you can follow these four essential steps to bring more empathy to your relationships: Try to understand where others are coming from. The ability to put yourself in someone Read more

He used to make you feel weak in the knees, and then suddenly he's your . . . best friend? Whether it's an old crush that's resurfaced or a guy you've recently decided would fit better as a friend, a platonic relationship with someone you used to daydream about can be strange and difficult to navigate. Here are the pros and cons of becoming BFFs with a former crush: The pros: You're on his Read more