Archive for November, 2008

Reader Q & A: Friends@Work

Published: November 27, 2008 | Last Updated: November 27, 2008 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION: Dear Irene: A friend and I are about to start different jobs at the same place of business. We’ll have different responsibilities and pay but will work on the same team so we will interact fairly often. This will not be a supervisory relationship but I’m anxious about it. I don’t want to risk […]

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In the Media – The awkwardness of defriending

Published: November 26, 2008 | Last Updated: February 10, 2017 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading

David Spark interviewed me a few evenings ago on the awkwardness of social network defriending.

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Reader Q & A: One-Upsmanship among friends

Published: November 24, 2008 | Last Updated: November 24, 2008 By | Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION: Hello, I am a 26-year old female. I have a problem with female friendships. It really annoys me when a friend tries to compete with me. I’ll give you an example. My boyfriend recently sent me flowers at work. I told one of my friends and she did not show any happiness for me. […]

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Reader Q &A: A Foot-in-Her-Mouth Friend

Published: November 22, 2008 | Last Updated: November 22, 2008 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading

*QUESTION: Hi Dr. Levine, I’m having (and always seem to have) fractured friendships. (Great phrase, by the way!) I’m one of those people who is always trying to make a joke and therefore throw out a lot of one liners when the opportunity arises. Unfortunately, sometimes the jokes unintentionally hurt people’s feelings, and sometimes those […]

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Just for fun: HURU HUMI Photo Contest

Published: November 20, 2008 | Last Updated: April 2, 2016 By | Reply Continue Reading

This post is about artificial friends. (No, I don’t mean the phony kind). Actually, I’m announcing my latest blog contest. These electronic toys caught my eye because they seem like the season’s perfect friendship gift for young women. When the prizes arrived, they were so cute that I was tempted to break into the tamperproof […]

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‘Girls’ Night In’ Photo Contest Winner Announced

Published: November 20, 2008 | Last Updated: November 1, 2020 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading

Congratulations to Claudine Jalajas of Rocky Point, New York, first-prize winner of the ‘Girls’ Night In’ Photo Contest. Courtesy of Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popcorn, Claudine and the other two winners will receive a popcorn bowl, a supply of Orville Redenbacher’s newest popcorn, Natural Lime & Salt popcorn (pairs well with margaritas), a picture frame and […]

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Nostalgia: One way of handling a friendship drought?

Published: November 19, 2008 | Last Updated: November 19, 2008 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

A reader of my blog is living overseas with several young children and is married to a man who routinely works long hours. Another woman I know is single; she recently moved to a new town to begin a demanding job that entails frequent travel. My own elderly mother has become frail with fewer and […]

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Reader Q & A: Envy among friends

Published: November 18, 2008 | Last Updated: November 18, 2008 By | 11 Replies Continue Reading

QUESTION: Dear Irene, Just want to say thank you for this blog. I just walked away from a very painful friendship that almost ripped off my self-esteem. It is true that I have not always been the most confident person, but I have never encountered anyone like this before. She is always judgmental, negatively critical, […]

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Reader Q & A: Why did she dump me?

Published: November 17, 2008 | Last Updated: November 17, 2008 By | Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION: Hi Irene, I telephoned a girlfriend today for a chat and to see how see was doing and she hit me with a bombshell. She politely told me that she saw no point in continuing our friendship. She said she was making positive changes in her life and I wasn’t included. We have had […]

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Reader Q & A: Emotionally drained newlywed

Published: November 10, 2008 | Last Updated: November 10, 2008 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION: Hi Irene, I’m in a really tight spot and would appreciate ANY advice you could provide. I have had two friends, A and B, since elementary school, but we went our separate ways after high school. A went to college, B partied and worked various jobs, and I went on to complete undergraduate and […]

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