Tag: making friends
Making friends with Marlo Thomas
When I was growing up, one of my favorite TV shows was That Girl, a popular sitcom featuring the beautiful Marlo Thomas as a feisty young ingenue who moved to New York to make it on her own. At a time when most women went directly from their parents’ homes to that of their husbands, the premise of the show was pathbreaking—and inspiring. What fun it was when Marlo, as editor of MarloThomas.com, reached out to me last week to ask my advice about making friends.
Making friends when you are shy
Feeling shy can make it difficult to meet new people and make friends. Shyness may simply indicate a quiet sensibility, may stem from feeling awkward and not knowing what to do, or perhaps reflect lack of a good self-image.
IN THE MEDIA – Los Amigos que toda chica debe tener (In MSN Glo Espanol)
This article and slideshow on Los Amigos Que Toda Chica Debe Tener originally appeared in Cosmopolitan and then was translated into Spanish for MSN Glo.
IN THE MEDIA – How to find new friends fast (in Life & Beauty Weekly)
February 2013 By Catherine Ryan Find New Friends Fast When you’re younger, friends are everything. As you get older and people change and family responsibilities and jobs require more time and attention, it’s not unusual to lose touch with friends. And if you move to a new city, distance makes it even harder. “In midlife, [...]
Faking it: Is that what it takes to make new friends?
I find it difficult to fake it and that seems to be my issue in not making friends. I don’t like to gossip and don’t care about the girly conversations. I’m not into TV shows and everyone is crazy about fads, favorite movie stars, or songs that I couldn’t really care less about. They are just people: Get over it!
Guest Post: Why introverts have (even more) trouble making friends
Making new friends is difficult, especially for introverts. It’s not that we don’t like people or people don’t like us, it’s just that introverts are solitary by nature, and it can be difficult for us to break out and reach out to other people.
Need advice: I feel like a recluse at work
I am a 41-year-old female who is having a horrible time establishing cordial relationships at work. I do the best I can at my job (I am a social worker) and I get along with my supervisor.
When I first started my job, I would chitchat with coworkers sometimes. Then more and more, I became like a recluse. I go in, sit at my desk to do my job, and basically stay in my cubby.
No friends in high school: What am I doing wrong?
I’m nice, inclusive, and enthusiastic but I’m facing this problem that is starting to make me feel so depressed: I don’t have any friends. In middle school, I faced the normal crap that evil children everywhere seem to put on others, which is why I was excited to go to a high school where I knew absolutely no one, to start fresh. A very brave move: going from a private school knowing the same 60 people your whole life, to public school with 1300 kids,
The law of averages: Do all friendships last for the long haul?
Here are some thoughts on a longevity statistic: On average, most friendships—even very good ones—last only seven years.
Hurricane Sandy, Meeting Katie Couric and The Blog Makeover
This has been a whirlwind week for a variety of reasons…
