Tag: friendship
You’re my ‘best friend’: To say or not to say?
Whether or not to disclose depends on WHY you want to tell someoner she’s your best friend.
Adult mean girl who is an angel to everyone else
I have a girlfriend who, over the past couple of years, has begun making subtle and insidious personal attacks on me. She is very sneaky and calculating to me but acts “sweet” to everyone else in our group.
Getting comfortable with a new circle of friends
I am a 25-year-old woman who recently moved and made a new circle of friends. I love all of these girls and they’ve really welcomed me into their group with open arms. Because they’re been a tight-knit group for so long, the four of them have inside jokes and memories they love to talk about, which I was obviously not around for.
Friendship and menopause: Change of life
Ironically, two different readers wrote me this week with questions about friendship and menopause. The similarity between their experiences was interesting.
Let down by a friend when I needed her most
Last year we had a horrific thing happen in our family. My son, in a drug-induced psychotic episode, killed our daughter-in-law. After that, I was terribly disappointed and let down by a friend.
A “Traveling Lady” shares her thoughts on traveling with friends
On a recent trip to Mexico, I met a group of inspiring girlfriends who travel together each year. The group’s organizer writes on The Friendship Blog about traveling with friends.
Can a friendship overcome a terrible betrayal?
Whether a friendship can survive after a betrayal depends on whether the friend who was betrayed is able to forgive.
Valentine’s Day 2013: Not only for lovers
Call me a hopeless romantic but Valentine’s Day isn’t only for lovers.
Guest Post: Stress and e-mail can be bad for your health!
In this first-person essay, my friend, health journalist Sheryl Kraft, laments about her stressful e-mail in-box and suggests that friends can be great stress-busters.
On Life Goes Strong: What NOT to say to a friend
As important as knowing whato stay, it’s equally important to know what NOT to say to a friend. My latest post on the NBC Universal Website Life Goes Strong includes 13 tips on what NOT to say to a friend.
