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Can a Friendship Fall Apart Over a Small Slight?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

What seems like a minor slight to one friend can be blown out of proportion by another. It's always uncomfortable when there is a schism between two close friends, especially if they work together.

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Resisting the Urge to Gossip

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Managers need to find ways to promote informal communication while minimizing destructive gossip and knife-in-the-back criticism that impairs relationships, lowers morale, and decreases productivity.

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The Inside Scoop on Your Introvert Friends

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

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Losing friends can be particularly difficult for introverts because we don't surround ourselves with people. We prefer a few intimate friends to lots of less-intense friendships.

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When a friend wants more than friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Friend, Women, The Friendship Doctor, Boundaries, Living News, Relationships, Tina Tessina, Lesbian, Coming Out, Sexual, Gay, Jealousy, Interview, Advice, Breaking News, Friendship Expert, Dr. Romance, Female, Breaking Living News, Living News

It's not unusual for platonic relationships to turn into something different or something more. Whenever this happens, regardless of gender, it can le...

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Why Breaking Up Is So Hard to Do

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Women have an extraordinarily difficult time ending their friendships, even very toxic ones. It's not surprising. Like divorce, the potential losses can be staggering, extending well beyond the friendship per se.

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Five Tips to Mend a Tattered Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

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Harboring resentment towards someone has a way of bouncing back like a boomerang to hurt you (including raising your blood pressure). Let go of the disappointment.

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Could You Be a Toxic friend? 5 Sure Signs

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living

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If you're finding that you're having frequent conflicts, you have to consider whether there's something you are doing or saying that's sabotaging your own friendships.

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Harry Potter Theme Park to Open Spring 2010: Video & Photo Virtual Tour

Kim Mance | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Daniel Radcliffe, Universal, Warner Bros, Rupert Grint, Travel, Florida, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Theme Park, Emma Watson, Living News, Entertainment, Traveling, Vacation, Entertainment News, Breaking Living News, Living News

Universal Orlando Resort, and Warner Bros. today revealed first-ever details about the incredible scope of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

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BFFs Until They Grew Apart

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Bff, Benign Neglect, Living News, Longevity, Relationships, Daily Mail, Best Friends Forever, Adele Parks, Dumped, Best Friend, Breaking Living News, Breaking News, Irene S. Levine, Living News

In Western culture, women are often judged by their ability to make and keep friends, so the demise of a friendship is experienced as a failure.

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Speed-Friending: Helping Busy Women to Connect

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

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Sad but true: The large majority of female friendships come to an end. So women need to replenish their inventory from time to time.

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Am I My Friend's Keeper?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

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Over the past six months I've been friends with a 25-year-old girl, and I'm a 37-year-old woman. She is where I used to be: bingeing, playing the victim role, can't find love, affection, or the attention she needs.

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Crossing Washington Square: A Chick Lit Author Hits Her Stride

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview Joanne Rendell, author of Crossing Washington Square. This is intelligent chick lit, an engaging story beautifully told.

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Owning Up

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Toxic, Trust, Closure, Threesome, Blame, Triangle, Jealousy, Apology, Advice, Friendship, Apologize, Insight, Owning Up, Alcohol, Relationships, Female, Mistrust, Breaking Living News, Reader Q & A, Living News

Sometimes people believe they need to obtain closure from another person before they sever a friendship. This isn't true.

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"I Have Lived a Blessed Time" - Senator Ted Kennedy

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

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This is not news nor a headline. This is reality. And for the past 10 years (ages 14 to 24), I have faced the loss of young children and young adults after their own battles with cancer. Many of these individuals were very close to me.

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How to Put the Kibosh on a Friendship That Seems Doomed

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living

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How can I avoid hurting someone's feelings and maintain a relationship as a colleague when I don't want to be her friend?

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I Love My BFF but I Can't Take Her Husband!

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

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My friendship with my BFF is very important to me but when her husband is in the mix -- things become very uncomfortable.

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Happy Belated Daddy Day

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

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While wishing Happy Daddy Day this weekend, let's take a minute to appreciate how much more involved in the lives of their kids dads are today.

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Susan Boyle Needs Your Friendship and Support

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Support, Friend, Stigma, Emotional Disorder, Mental Health, Entertainment, Mental Illness, Friendship, Susan Boyle, Brain Research, Health, Discrimination, Nervous Breakdown, Britain’s Got Talent, Breaking Living News, Priory, Living News

The emotional fallout of Susan Boyle's unexpected and disappointing defeat on Saturday night was clearly devastating. The front-runner failed to take ...

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The Seven-Year Expiration Date on Friendships

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living

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Friendships don't last a lifetime and are determined by circumstances not personal preferences.

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Circles of Friends

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living

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Some women have the good fortune of having groups of friends who have a shared history -- based on where they were, where they lived, or what they did together.

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In Friends We Trust -- Until They Let Us Down

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living

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QUESTION Dear Irene, About three or four weeks ago, I broke up amicably with a guy I was dating because the relationship just wasn't growing romanti...

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Friends Don't Judge -- Or Do They?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living

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As your daughter is only 5 ½, you need to be cautious about the people you expose her to. So if your fiancé is incarcerated for child molestation, that obviously should be a deal-killer.

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A Family-Friendly Recession?: Cut Hours, Not Jobs

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 04.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Shared Work Program, Family Friendly Policy, Women's Careers, Ellen Galinsky, Economics, Breaking News, Forbes Magazine, Glass Ceiling, Cut Hours Not Jobs, Work Share, Recession, Culture of Care, Obama Inaugural Address, Wall Street, Financial Crisis, Women's Work, Breaking Living News, Business News

During a recession, gains for women earned through years of effort may be swept away in the undertow of layoffs, when flexibility and diversity efforts suddenly disappear.

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How Many Friends Would You Give up For a Whopper?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.11.2009 | Style

Read More: Relationships, Defriend, Burger King, Crispi Porter + Bogusky, Media, Facebook, Friendship, Friendships, Frenemies, Advertising, Defriending, Jeff Benjamin, Marketing, Whopper Sacrifice, Delete, Breaking Living News, Adweek, Style News

Burger King's new marketing campaign -- called the WHOPPER Sacrifice and created by Crispin Porter Bogusky: Delete ten of your Facebook friends and you're rewarded with a coupon for a free Whopper.

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Pregnant Man: 4 Weeks Until Due Date, May Have More Babies (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.16.2008 | Living

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Thomas Beatie, the famous, transgendered 'pregnant man', is back in the news. After first announcing that he was, well, pregnant, he then caused quit...

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