Tag: graduation
High school friendship: Take one day at a time
A young woman worries that her closest high school friendship is at risk after school ends.
In the Media – It is okay to have small group of friends (HerCampus.com)
Ana Rocha explains why it’s okay to have a small group of friends rather than large numbers.
Worried about being separated from my friends in high school
The move from middle school to high school can be challenging socially and academically.
What to do with an out-of-sync friendship
QUESTION Hi Irene, "Lance" and I have been friends since third grade, and now we have both graduated school and are getting jobs or attending college. I feel like I’ve left him in the dust, emotionally speaking. Despite his attempts to attend college and hold a part-time job, he is incredibly immature for his age […]
A friendship that is too close for comfort?
QUESTION Hi Dr. Levine, I am about to graduate from high school. I’ve been friends with this guy for about three years. When we first met, something hit me that I really wanted to be good friends. We quickly became very close friends—saw each other nearly every day at school and outside of school, hung […]
Changing places and changing friendships
QUESTION Dear Irene, I have never been the type to initiate friendships, although I can usually guess pretty accurately whether I’ll end up being friends with someone from the moment we meet. I just wait for the friendship to ‘happen’ or for them to make the effort. I have very few friends and am somewhat […]
The elephant in the room: My once-BFF
QUESTION: Hi Irene, I love your blog and read it all the time; you offer such great advice. Now I have some problems of my own and was wondering if you could help me. I‘ve had the same best friend for ten years; we went to uni together and even lived together after university. In […]
Graduating? Give yourself the gift that keeps on giving
If you haven’t yet realized it, graduation from high school or college can be a friendship-killer. When you are no longer living side-by-side or seeing each other every day, it will never be quite as easy to keep up once-close female friendships or to make new ones. With more than $55 million in domestic box […]
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