Tag: making new friends
In the Media – 8 Tips for Making New Friends (Fitness Republic)
On Fitness Republic, Dr. Levine discusses some of the attitudinal and logistical changes that might help in making new friends.
In the Media – On Making New Friends (London Telegraph)
A columnist for the London Telegraph in Denmark finds that making new friends as an expat is a lot like dating.
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 […]
Keeping The Friends You Make On Your Travels
The best advice for maintaining friends you meet while on your travels is to do your utmost to reach out to your friend by email, phone, or Facebook, says Ellen Perlman.
Reader Q & A : Young mother finds female friendships discouraging
QUESTION: Dear Irene: I recently experienced a broken friendship with someone that was my closest friend at the time. We both have 3-year-old boys who were best buddies and attended part-time preschool together. However, I began distancing myself as she was quite needy, manipulative of family, and superficial, though I did help her out quite […]
Why Women Need A Circle of Friends
Another reason why the fantasy, Best Friends Forever (BFF), isn’t all it’s cracked up to be: When the all-consuming, all-fulfilling, one-and-only female friendship in your life fizzles out or blows up, you’re left in excruciating pain. And there’s no one to talk to or share your misery with. Generally, you would call your Bestie—but she’s […]
College Friendships: A Case of Easy Come, Easy Go?
Some might say that college friendships are as easy to go as they are to come. Everyone agrees that college campuses are fertile settings for the development of close relationships. Students live together, study together, and party together. With geographical proximity—and shared interests and experiences—it’s not surprising that many of the friendships that begin in […]
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