He was my boyfriend’s friend first, but I got to know Michael one day when we all drove from their end of the sticks to mine.

The message arrived the way most of our conversations always had—casual, borderless, unannounced. It was just after midnight in New York, the end of a Thursday night spent scrolling TikTok. We had ...

Q. Well, I’m a teen. Nearly an adult, but still a teen, and my best friend is in a relationship with my guy best friend. They’ve been together for nearly a year, and I’ve known them both for years.

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