Archive for December, 2010
Friendship: When Three’s A Crowd

Sometimes three’s a crowd when it comes to friendships because there are more personalities that need to mesh.
UK Mail: Why did my best friend dump me?
How the end of friendship is as painful as divorce By Mandy Francis UK Daily Mail – December 27, 2009 "You’ve bought each other carefully chosen Christmas presents for decades, but this year there was no beautifully-wrapped gift from your best friend under your tree – and there was a gap on your […]
The most wonderful time of the year? Not for everyone
Blue Christmas services are organized by many houses of worship to provide comfort to people who are grieving, coping with chronic illness, or feeling down or lonely.
Best friends: Until business does us part
When a friend banks on your friendship QUESTION Hi Irene, Our best friends, who have no money, wanted to go into business with us. They asked us for a large sum to open an immersion preschool-3rd grade and we said no, opening a school did not interest us. We both have kids who need […]
The Friendship Doctor provides Nestpert advice on The Nest
How to Deal If You Don’t Like Your Friends Significant Other ‘Cause you’re not really gonna let a guy come between you now, are you? By Samantha Leal December 13, 2010 You’ve been BFFs since high school, so by now you’re practically sisters. You talk and text multiple times a day and have […]
Handling a ‘Friend’ Who Doesn’t Get The Message

It’s awkward and uncomfortable when a friend doesn’t get the message but you deserve to find a gracious way to get out of the friendship.
Women’s Health – On friends who are health snobs
Healthy Living Or Health Snobbery? Ever feel judged when you reach for a sweet treat or skip a workout? Or maybe it’s you who has turned into a pushy perfectionist
Work spouses: An Interview with Dr. Jacqueline Olds
With more women entering the workplace, it’s not surprising that many develop extraordinarily close ties with colleagues, both male and female. To learn more about these relationships, I spoke to psychiatrist Dr. Jacqueline Olds. Irene: What is a work spouse? Dr. Olds: A work spouse a person at work with whom you have a special […]
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