The Other Half by Bond Touch
Checking In on Your Friends: How to Support Mental Health Without Overstepping
Friendships aren't just about the fun, the parties and sending memes—sometimes they’re about showing up when it matters most. And in a world where mental health is finally getting the...
The Art of Reconnecting: How to Revive Friendships That Have Faded
Friendships can be a lot like plants—they need attention, care, and the occasional check-in to really thrive. But let’s be real: life gets busy. Between work, school, relationships, and everything...
The Power of Sisterhood: How Female Friendships Empower, Inspire, and Support Us Through It All
Sometimes in a world that can feel isolating and even unfair, finding a group of women who truly understand you is life-changing. Sisterhood isn’t just about enjoying the good times—it’s...
When Your Bestie Gets a Partner: Balancing Friendships and New Relationships
Friendship is one of the most beautiful relationships we experience, often offering a constant source of love, laughter, and support. But when your best friend starts a new romantic...
How Distance Can - Sometimes - Save a Relationship
Sometimes, taking a step back can be the best move forward for any relationship, whether it's with family, friends, or a romantic partner. Distance can save a relationship, but only...
Love Beyond Valentine's Day: Strategies to Foster Lasting Connections Year-Round
Valentine's Day has come and gone, but that doesn't mean that showing your love to those who matter the most should fade away with it. While this holiday serves as...
The Unspoken Struggles of Long-Distance Friendships
In recent years, much of the discussion in relationship circles has revolved around long-distance romantic commitments. Countless articles and discussions have dissected the challenges and triumphs of love stretched across...
Online friends: the comfort and sadness of digital relationships
Editor's Note: given the subject, our incredibly talented visual designers Catarina Gomes and Inês Laureano were challenged with co-creating the artwork for this blog piece with an AI. You can...
It's Okay to Let Friendships Fade Away: a guide to uncomplicated friendship breakups
The amount of people we saw before COVID-19 isolation wasn’t healthy for some of us. It’s okay to trim the fat in your social life, let some friendships fade away,...
Dungeons and Dragons and Friends
How playing a weekly game can form and strengthen. Even if you and your friends haven’t played Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) before, you probably have some vague idea of what...
Making Friends in my 20s During the 2020s? It’s easier for me than it has ever been
The new normal It’s been 406 days since I came home for Spring Break. In this time so many things have happened: I became aware of the Coronavirus outbreak, finished...
Surviving the 2020s with a Friendship Bubble
When the pandemic hit last year, many of my friends and I whisked ourselves back to our parents’ homes or put off plans to move out. For many, this was...