Tag: Irene S. Levine
CBS Sunday Morning looks at the power of friendship
We all know that good friends make us feel good—but even scientists aren’t really sure why. Last weekend, CBS Sunday Morning national correspondent Rita Braver took a look behind the emerging science of friendship.
On Sale Now: Best Friends Forever
Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup with Your Best Friend on sale at Amazon for $6.38
The Friendship Blog selected as Reader’s Choice Favorite
The Reader’s Choice Awards (sponsored by About.com, part of the New York Times Company) were announced today. Both my book and blog were voted first-place winners in their respective categories. Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup with Your Best Friend, was voted the best non-fiction book on friendship. This blog, www.TheFriendshipBlog.com, which will [...]
Top ten friendship posts in 2011: The Friendship Doctor reflects on friendship and blogging
Tis the season for wrap-ups and top ten lists. Friendship expert Dr. Irene S. Levine discusses her blog, its visitors, and their friendship concerns. Since January, I’ve posted 202 times on this blog — that’s about four times a week — usually early in the morning or late at night. That’s a lot of time to spend in [...]
Friendship by the Book: Your So-Called Life
Released today, Your So-Called Life: A Guide to Boys, Body Issues and Other Big-Girl Drama You Thought You Would Have Figured Out By Now (Harper, 2010) is a self-described guide for thirty-somethings. This is a phase of life when friendships are in flux as women mate, marry and mother—so this time, the authors who previously [...]
My friend suddenly shut me out of her life
I have a friend that I felt was my best friend. She was in my wedding and we were pretty much attached at the hip. She called me a couple times a day, texted me, hung out with me or talked to me online (Facebook, AIM) almost every day.
5 not-so-simple rules for mending a broken friendship
Despite the romanticized myth of BFF, the hard truth is that most friendships don’t last forever. In fact, research suggests that when it comes to friendships, there’s a phenomenon somewhat akin to the seven-year itch; half of our friendships change over that time period.
Her friends say they’re ‘just not that into him’
QUESTION Dear Irene, Our best friend has been seeing this guy. She’s really into him so she wanted us to spend some time together to get to know him. Unfortunately, both of us really dislike him. We find him arrogant and narcissistic, to the point of his putting us down to make himself look better. [...]
