8 Remarkable Stories of the Most Unlikely Friendships
Would you pal around with your spouse’s ex? Or buddy up to someone who put a foot in your face? These readers did— and found lifelong companions.
My Best Friend Scammed Me Out of $92,000, Forcing Me into Bankruptcy
She swindled me out of $92,000, forcing me into bankruptcy and destroying my once sunny outlook. But I finally...
I Broke Up with My Best Friend Because We Couldn’t Agree on Black Lives Matter
This cause is simply too important to just "agree to disagree," even to keep an old friendship.
16 Things We’re All Looking Forward to Once Social Distancing Ends
Real-people share stories about what they're most looking forward to doing after self-quarantine restrictions finally let up.
How Being a Girl Scout Saved My Life
Their tight-knit Buddy System was a literal life-saver.
Here’s How a 78-Year-Old Gambler Brought One Woman Humanity
An unlikely friendship teaches one woman the importance of taking a chance on others.
This Man Thinks He’s the Luckiest in the World—Even Though He Went Blind in College
As a man goes blind, his friend watches his back.
10 Lives That Were Forever Changed Thanks to the Power of Generosity
These stories of radical compassion reveal our inner humanitarians, the part of us that believes that if we live with...
Two Pilots Were Flying from Oahu to Hawaii—Then They Heard the Engines Go Quiet
They swam through jellyfish, the threat of sharks, and 16 miles of exhaustion before being sighted.
He Dialed the Wrong Phone Number. The Guy Who Picked Up Is Now His Best Friend.
You never know what may come of a funny answering machine message.
He Was a Gangster. She Was His Prosecutor. Now Their Unlikely Friendship Is Changing Lives.
DeQuandre Davis was doomed to a cycle of gang violence. Then everything changed.