Archive for September, 2007
Rx for making friends: One small step at a time
Anyone who is shy knows how difficult it can be to enter a room, a cocktail party, a classroom, or any other new situation and come face-to-face with a room full of strangers. I recently experienced this discomfort when I signed up for a Scrabble course at my local library. I immensely enjoy playing the […]
Are you or your friends digitivity denizens?
If you’ve never heard the term before, Ann Mack, director of trend spotting for JWT (the largest advertising agency in the U.S.), uses the term “digitivity denizens” to describe those of us who straddle two worlds, the real world and the digital one. According to a report by Reuters, the agency surveyed more than […]
The worth of friends who have been there
Some of the problems life hurls to us are so complicated and overwhelming that they are hard for our closest friends and family to understand. When those problems affect our children, it leaves parents feeling particularly vulnerable and alone. Such was the case for the Janice Bonis and her husband who couldn’t figure out how […]
The Fruits (and Vegetables) of Long Friendships
Today I saw my friend Vikki for the first time in a long time. She lives about two hours away from my home (without any traffic on the Long Island Expressway). The geographic divide between us as well as the hectic pace of our lives could have wreaked havoc on our relationship, but the two […]
Friendship by the Book: To My Dearest Friends
With great wit, Patricia Volk has captured the essence of female friendships in her new novel, To My Dearest Friends (Alfred A. Knopf, 2007). If you enjoy the humor of Woody Allen, read this book. After their best friend Roberta Bloom (Robbie) dies of breast cancer, two of her friends get to meet each other […]
Facebook & Freshman Friends
One of the most daunting aspects of college isn’t academic. It’s social—developing new friendships on campus as your high school friends scatter in different directions. A recent article in CNN.com/technology notes how the internet eases this transition for many incoming students by enabling them to identify and connect with collegiate peers prior to leaving home. […]
Thank you from happy blogger drowning in data
This entry is simply a sincere Thank You to the more than 1200 women who bared their souls and shared their stories about friendship by completing the Fractured Friendship Survey. Your stories have been more insightful, compelling, and inspiring than I ever could have imagined. If you haven’t yet responded to the survey, there […]
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