Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alexandra Stratyner, Ph.D., is a New York City-based licensed psychologist specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jami Dumler, LCSW, is a licensed therapist with Thriveworks, a nationwide provider of in-person and online therapy services.

It dawned on me recently that some of my best friendships—meaning ones that I’ve cultivated in person first—are now largely limited to text. But not just any text: In fact, the virtual back-and-forth ...

Whether you’ve been friends for a week or 20 years, text messages can be a great way to show your friends that you’re thinking about them, regardless of whether you frequently see them or are ...

Texting back can sometimes feel like a task too big to tackle, even when it comes to friends we value and conversations we genuinely want to have. As it turns out, not texting back is a relatively ...