Close Friends

No best friends but plenty of contacts

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Hi, I have grown up moving around a lot---five middle schools and six elementary schools to be exact. Always being the new kid conditioned ...

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Americans Have More Friends, and Not Just on Facebook

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

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Bella DePaulo

Remember the media panic from the summer of 2006 about lonely and isolated Americans? The publication of a sociological study had unleashed a cascade...

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Circles of Friends

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Trollope, Friend, Women, Numbers, Relationships, Best Friends, Books, The Wednesday Sisters, The Girls From Ames, Groups, Close Friends, Friday Nights, Twosomes, Friendships, Circle, Sisterhood, Females, Dyads, Breaking Living News, Zaslow, Clique, Clayton, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

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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