Archive for December, 2011
Moving and Friendship: Is moving a good way to make new friends?
When you move, you take some emotional baggage with you…
Lonely in High School
She’s lonely in high school but the middle of high school is a difficult time to make new friends, especially in small schools and small towns.
Top ten friendship posts in 2011: The Friendship Doctor reflects on friendship and blogging
Tis the season for wrap-ups and top ten lists. Friendship expert Dr. Irene S. Levine discusses her blog, its visitors, and their friendship concerns. Since January, I’ve posted 202 times on this blog — that’s about four times a week — usually early in the morning or late at night. That’s a lot of time to spend in […]
Her Campus: Frenemies
December 21, 2011 By Cassie Potler When You Realize the Friend is the Frenemy This past summer, I found out I got the position as a writer on the Her Campus team. I was super-pumped for the opportunity, and my friends and family were excited for me, too. That is, all except one person. This […]
Self.com – How to Make a New Best Friend
December 20, 2011 Buddying up is easy-peasy when you’re a kid–share a spot in the sandbox and you’re instant chums. But making girlfriends as a grown-up is trickier, since we’re all kept busy with careers and relationships and oodles of other responsibilities. "It’s intimidating and scary to try and seek out a new […]
When A Friend Becomes A Frenemy
Even when a friend becomes a frenemy, it can be hard to know when it’s time to let go because it invariably comes with some losses.
A complicated friendship
When a friendship begins to feel too complicated, it’s a sign that something’s amiss.
10 Reasons Why Your Friend Didn’t Send You A Holiday Card
On the Friendship Forums, a reader named Arches started a provocative discussion thread on holiday cards. It inspired my most recent post on the NBC Universal Website, Life Goes Strong — which focuses on the possibilities of what may have really happened if you did not get the holiday card you were expecting from […]
Match.com Happen Magazine: Dating When You Have Roommates
by Hayley Shapely When two women are roomies, things can get tricky—especially if guys are involved. …You should all be on the same page about what’s OK and what’s not. "Few things are as upsetting as living with someone you can’t stand, who annoys you, or with whom you can’t communicate," says Irene […]
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