Tag: BFF
Feeling slighted by my BFF
A woman feels slighted by a close friend and wonders if she is being overly sensitive.
In the Media – On Amitié
In the style section of the French Weekly, L’Express, journalist Mina Soundarim writes about Amitié (friendship)
In the Media – Desperately Seeking a Bestie: When #SquadGoals Get Real
Writing in Flare Magazine, Katherine Simpson writes a tongue-in-cheek piece about her online search for a bestie (BFF).
Not speaking: Should I wish her a happy birthday?
After two friends have a disagreement, one wonders if she should still send the other birthday greetings.
When a friend is too clingy
A teen says her best friend ended their relationship because she was too clingy
An Encore Post – How Being A Mother Can Sabotage Your Friendships
Mother’s Day celebrates motherhood—as well as children, flowers, candy, and greeting cards. But there’s a seedy side to everything—and motherhood is a known friendship-killer. Motherhood can challenge female friendships for a variety of reasons: You are a mother, and your BFF isn’t one and wants to be one. Her fertility problems are making her extremely […]
A teen asks: How can I get my friendship back?
It’s common that teen friendships and allegiances change but it’s still painful when it happens.
An inconvenient truth: She’s made you a second-tier friend
If you feel like a second-tier friend, it’s not a friendship of equals QUESTION Dear Irene, I’ve been friends with a woman for about four years now. As time progressed, we became closer, or so I thought. We both moved here from other areas and I introduced her to our neighborhood book club, my hairstylist, etc. The […]
BFF finds its way into the Oxford English Dictionary
BFF n. (pl. BFFs) informal a girl’s best friend: my BFF’s boyfriend is cheating on her. – ORIGIN 1996: from the initial letters of best friend forever. Just a couple of days ago, I mentioned that friendship generally isn’t newsworthy. But for the second time this week, friendship is making the news. The Oxford […]
Guest Post: OMG–Now Even the BFF Isn’t PC
By Diane Auer-Jones I read this morning in The New York Times that some schools, teachers, and even summer-camp counselors are working hard to disrupt best friend relationships and, instead, encourage youngsters to be part of big groups. Some schools and camps go so far that they intentionally break up best friends by, for example, […]
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