A high schooler's reaction to striking out his childhood buddy is peak sportsmanship AND peak friendship.

Winning at friendship is more important than winning a game.

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Even when the competition is fierce, winning at friendship is more important than winning a game.

A viral video is making people feel alllll the good feelings, which we could frankly use more of these days.

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10 awkward friendships you probably have — we all have a #9.

Not all friendships are meant to last forever.

This post was originally published on Wait But Why.

When you’re a kid, or in high school or college, you usually don’t work too hard on your friend situations. Friends just kind of happen.

For a bunch of years, you’re in a certain life your parents chose for you, and so are other people, and none of you have that much on your plates, so friendships inevitably form. Then in college, you’re in the perfect friend-making environment, one that hits all three ingredients sociologists consider necessary for close friendships to develop: “proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting that encourages people to let their guard down and confide in each other.” More friendships happen.

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