Archive for August, 2014

In the Media – Ways to Stay True to Yourself (Women’s Health Magazine)

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In the Media – Ways to Stay True to Yourself (Women’s Health Magazine)

In Women’s Health Magazine, Sara Eckel tells her own story and suggests ways to “rediscover the best parts of singlehood” and stay true to yourself.

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My texting friendship seems to be off-track

Published: August 13, 2014 | By | 3 Replies Continue Reading

What do you do when a texting friendship seems to be one-sided?

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I’m 14 years old and my best friend is unreliable

Published: August 11, 2014 | By | 2 Replies Continue Reading

How should a young teen handle a friend who is unreliable and doesn’t always consider her feelings?

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Dropped by a friend of 30 years

Published: August 9, 2014 | By | 14 Replies Continue Reading

A woman’s friend of 30 years makes it clear she wants distance.

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Sitting Alone At The High School Lunch Table

Published: August 7, 2014 | Last Updated: May 29, 2022 By | 20 Replies Continue Reading

A young man entering his sophomore year worries about being alone at the high school lunch table.

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Is it okay if I don’t want any friends for now?

Published: August 5, 2014 | Last Updated: August 5, 2014 By | 26 Replies Continue Reading

A young woman feels complete without friends for now—preferring to spend time with her mother and husband.

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My best friend won’t talk to me

Published: August 4, 2014 | Last Updated: August 4, 2014 By | 176 Replies Continue Reading

When a friend won’t talk and cuts off conversation, there isn’t much you can do but wait it out.

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In the Media – On being with old friends (Daily Pioneer – India)

Published: August 3, 2014 | Last Updated: August 3, 2014 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading
In the Media – On being with old friends (Daily Pioneer – India)

Old friends know as we were and watched us become the people that we are. In this first-person essay that appeared in the Daily Pioneer (a newspaper in India), the author talks about the pleasures of getting together with old-time friends.

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Friendship Day is on August 3, 2014 – So what?

Published: August 2, 2014 | Last Updated: August 2, 2014 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading
Friendship Day is on August 3, 2014 – So what?

In 1935, the US Congress proclaimed the first Sunday in August each year as Friendship Day. This year Friendship Day is on on August 3, 2014.

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Can blue hair get in the way of making friends?

Published: August 2, 2014 | By | 4 Replies Continue Reading
Can blue hair get in the way of making friends?

A young woman worries that her blue hair will get in the way of making friends at a new high school.

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