Archive for November, 2008
Reader Q & A: [email protected]
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 […]
Reader Q & A: One-Upsmanship among friends
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. […]
Reader Q &A: A Foot-in-Her-Mouth Friend
*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 […]
Just for fun: HURU HUMI Photo Contest
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 […]
‘Girls’ Night In’ Photo Contest Winner Announced
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 […]
Reader Q & A: Envy among friends
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, […]
Reader Q & A: Why did she dump me?
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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