Tag: frenemies
In the Media – Friend or frenemy? (Bustle)
Is your so-called “friend” a friend or frenemy? Here are some tips for finding out…
How To Handle An Adult Bully
I cannot believe I am dealing with a female, adult, bully at age 42—but here I am. She is a neighbor who lives behind my house. My husband and I had a brief friendship with her and her husband. It was brief because they were very over-bearing and demanding.
Chelsea’s Getting Married: What about her friends?
On choosing which friends to invite when you’re getting married…
5 Ways To Improve Your Friendships in 2010
Whether it’s the occasion of a birthday or an anniversary, or the passing of another year or of another decade, it’s human nature to periodically take stock of things. Turning the page on the calendar means looking back and looking forward, which often brings into bold relief those aspects of our lives where we think […]
Escaping from a toxic triangle
QUESTION Dear Irene, I’m a 40-year-old woman who feels like she’s back in junior high. I have three kids who are very involved in sports and activities. Over the last four years, my husband and I developed a group of friends with kids the same ages. My closest friend in the group was a woman […]
In the Media – Staten Island Advance – Friend or Frenemy: Redux
In an interesting article in yesterday’s Staten Island Advance, relationship columnist Elise McIntosh
looks at the distinctions between friends and frenemies.
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