Tag: old friends
In the Media – On being with old friends (Daily Pioneer – India)
Old friends know as we were and watched us become the people that we are. In this first-person essay that appeared in the Daily Pioneer (a newspaper in India), the author talks about the pleasures of getting together with old-time friends.
My close friend seems to have dropped off the face of the earth
I have a friend whom I met in college. We have been close friends over the past 20 years—or so I thought. I look back now and realize that whenever she was in a relationship (which wasn’t often) that her friendships went to the backburner.
No childhood friends to speak of
I am an only child, married to my sweetheart that I dated for five years and married happily ever after:). One grave issue haunts me when I check updates on Facebook. From kindergarten to 10th grade I studied in one convent school. All my solid formative years have been at one place but I do not have any friends from that time, kindergarten through high school.
Legacy Friends: Keeping old friendships alive
QUESTION Hi Irene, My best friend from college (who later was my maid of honor) and I had a fall out three years ago. After 13 years of friendship, she completely shut down and stopped speaking to me. My moving out of state, her moving to another state, my having a baby, and her career […]
Fluid friendships: Is it just me?
QUESTION Dear Irene, I am in my late 50s and feel discouraged to discover that all of my friendships seem so fluid. I’ve had very good friends during all the phases of my life — high school, college, work —but after awhile as circumstances change (such as leaving school, moving away, job changes, marriage, etc.) […]
Friendship by the Book: Second Chance by Jane Green
What I enjoyed most about Second Chance by Jane Green was the book’s treatment of weighty issues—and their bearing on female friendships.
Retro Friends: A blast from the past
A recent article in the Toronto Globe and Mail notes the growing number of women who are rekindling friendships from the past. One explanation for the trend: Technology is making it easier to find that best friend from high school that you haven’t heard from for ages. You can Google her; search for her on […]
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