Tag: Best Friends Forever

NYU Medical School Newsletter – When Fractured Friendships Don’t Mend

Published: April 5, 2010 | Last Updated: May 14, 2020 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

The latest issue of NYU News and Views includes an article about my survey research on female friendship.   Women are told from the time they’re little girls that best friends are for life, and that one friend-just one-will become their closest confidante, their bosom buddy. But it’s not necessarily so, and when a friendship […]

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BFF Now Available On Kindle and SONY Reader

Published: January 16, 2010 | Last Updated: June 26, 2021 By | Reply Continue Reading

Do you need friendship advice or inspiration in an instant? Now you can start reading Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend less than a minute after placing your order for a wireless Kindle download through Amazon.com. The electronic version of the book is available for at $9.99. Don’t have a Kindle? […]

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Chatelaine Magazine discusses the Myth of the BFF

Published: December 26, 2009 | Last Updated: April 2, 2016 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading

For my Canadian friends and readers especially:   An excellent article by Kate Fillion in the January 2010 issue of Chatelaine describes the reasons why your once-BFF can suddenly leave your life.   You can read the Chatelaine article in its entirety here.    

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Could YOU be a toxic friend? 5 Sure Signs

Published: September 28, 2009 | Last Updated: September 28, 2009 By | 17 Replies Continue Reading

After a tiff with your BFF, it’s natural to get upset and ask yourself (or a third person), "What’s wrong with her?" That’s because it’s much easier for all of us to recognize blemishes or faults in our friends than it is to look in the mirror. But if you’re finding that you’re having frequent […]

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Michelle dressed for my party :-)

Published: September 24, 2009 | Last Updated: September 24, 2009 By | Reply Continue Reading

Too bad she didn’t make it. I think she got side-tracked by the guy on her left!

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Women’s Friendship Day 9/20/09: Five Things You Can Do

Published: September 16, 2009 | Last Updated: May 14, 2020 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

1) Call, email, or get together with one or more of your best friends. Show and tell your friend how much you care. Don’t wait until Sunday because by then, you may forget. Last night I attended a memorial service for a very dear friend (once my elementary school teacher!) whom I had known for […]

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BFF until they grew apart

Published: September 15, 2009 | Last Updated: September 16, 2009 By | Reply Continue Reading
BFF until they grew apart

Nine years ago, novelist Adele Parks was dumped by her best friend of 20 years. In a recent essay published in the UK Daily Mail, Adele admits she still hasn’t gotten over it completely. Whether you’re 7 or 70, it’s always painful to lose a best friend. "Friendship is a form of mutual selflessness, an […]

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BFF until they grew apart

Published: September 15, 2009 | Last Updated: September 15, 2009 By | Reply Continue Reading
BFF until they grew apart

Nine years ago, novelist Adele Parks was dumped by her best friend of 20 years. In a recent essay published in the UK Daily Mail, Adele admits she still hasn’t gotten over it completely. Whether you’re 7 or 70, it’s always painful to lose a best friend. “Friendship is a form of mutual selflessness, an […]

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Downgrading a disappointing friendship

Published: May 17, 2009 | Last Updated: May 19, 2009 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

QUESTION Hello, I have been struggling over this issue for so long and do not know what to do. I am 37 years old and have had a close friendship with a girl since second grade. Since then, we have been BFFs. After 7th grade I moved away, but we stayed connected and visited each […]

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Reader Q & A: Unable to let go

Published: February 22, 2009 | Last Updated: February 22, 2009 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

QUESTION: Dear Irene, About a year and a half ago I broke up with a friend and I’m still not over it. I was hoping you could offer some insight. I’ve known this girl since 6th grade when she stopped speaking to me over some boy. We became friends again in 7th grade but she […]

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