Tag: Expiration date

A teen asks: Why are friendships so fleeting?

Published: May 21, 2011 | Last Updated: May 14, 2020 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

The teen years are a time when young people are finding out who they are and figuring out whom to befriend–making friendships somewhat fleeting.

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Walking on eggshells

Published: March 1, 2011 | Last Updated: March 1, 2011 By | 6 Replies Continue Reading

QUESTION Hi Irene, I haven’t spoken to an old best friend for quite some time. I was the last one to initiate contact after the relationship had become uncomfortable. I decided to stop and see if she would contact me. It wasn’t that I didn’t get a response but I felt like the response was […]

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The Seven-Year Expiration Date on Friendships

Published: May 28, 2009 | Last Updated: November 30, 2020 By | Reply Continue Reading

It’s always exhilarating to make a close friend—a soul mate—someone you understand and who makes you feel understood. When this happens, it feels like the bond will last a lifetime. Yet most friendships, even the best of them, don’t last forever. Research by Dutch sociologist Gerald Mollenhorst at Utrecht University confirms that the large majority […]

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