Friends

Social Networks and You

Tom Morris | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living


Tom Morris

We tend to become like the people we're around. Social contact is contagious. Human nature is amazingly malleable.

Hot Celebrity Gossip!

Michael Kaplan | Posted 10.22.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Kaplan

Our partners, our relatives, our neighbors and friends may not be glamorous or wealthy, but they can offer something that Angelina Jolie or Tom Cruise never can: they actually care about us.

An Open Letter to TV Writers Who Enjoy the "Will They Or Won't They?" Game Too Much

Annie Stamell | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment


Annie Stamell

I'm so incredibly sick of TV insiders talking about the "Moonlighting curse." People who are attracted to each other usually end up getting together. So let it happen!

Bye-Bye Baubles

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Lita Smith-Mines

I was encouraged to "bring my useless or broken gold" to an acquaintance's home, where I could "sell it all and take home cash." This was a new one for me, I've never left a social gathering richer than when I came in.

The 4 Kinds Of Friends You Need In Your Life

Therese Borchard | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living


Therese Borchard

You hear about peer pressure when you are in the sixth grade, but no one talks about it once you've graduated from college, have a job, and especially...

The Most Anticipated TV Weddings: Which Is Your Favorite? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 10.08.2009 | Entertainment


***Scroll down for trailer of the 'Office' wedding*** Pam and Jim finally tie the knot this week on 'The Office,' and even though they had the foresi...

3 Ways for a Better, Happier and Healthier You

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living


Barbara Ficarra

Sometimes, it's the simple things that we can do to help improve our outlook and health.

Authentic, Satisfying People Connections Need Only Three Things

Margaret Ruth | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

If someone can hear your truth and relate to it, you have the beginning of a connection, a beginning of a relate-tionship.

9 Signs Your Friend Is Toxic

wowOwow | Randi Bernfield | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


The colloquial term "frenemy" was coined to describe a complicated relationship wherein a person causes a friend such pain and anguish that there is a...

How Our Friends Can Help Us Find More Joy -- If We Let Them!

Wes Isley | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Wes Isley

I can't emphasize enough the importance of friends as a source of joy in our lives, not only when things are going well but also when things go bad -- especially then.

When Your Friend Becomes Your Boss: How To Preserve Your Job And Friendship

Christine Hassler | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Christine Hassler

If you are yourself asking the question, "why him not me?" answer it via self-reflection and investigation...

11 Porn Films Based On Beloved American SitComs (NSFW VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.24.2009 | Comedy


Porn companies have certainly found a lucrative niche in the past few years: remaking family sitcoms as x-rated videos they can sell at a premium pric...

Romantic Relationships Are Hotbeds for Serious Lies

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

The BIG lies, the ones we consider most serious, are usually told by and to the people with whom we are most intimate.

Reviving the Dinner Party and "Serial Socializing" - Real Friends Over 30

Kari Henley | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living


Kari Henley

Ask yourself this question: what percentage of time do you spend communicating with friends in person, vs. IM, Tweet, email or text? Has it shrunk con...

Should You Be Friends With Your Boss in Cyberspace?

Francine D. Ward | Posted 09.06.2009 | Business


Francine D. Ward

The first question to think about is what kind of relationship do you currently have with your employer--is it personal, is it family, are you already friends?

Be A Productive Twit

Marc Hershon | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living


Marc Hershon

There's something different about Twitter. And it's more than just the poetic brevity of 140 character messages, it can actually be useful!

The Single Best Way to Tell if You Have Outgrown a Friendship

Margaret Ruth | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

If one person has done something such as become healthier, develop new interests or changed what s/he wants in a friendship, then the friendship has to change along.

Using Joy to Beat Back the Economic Boogeyman

Wes Isley | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living


Wes Isley

Before the economy tanked, I never worried about going out to celebrate a friend's birthday. But last week, the thought of paying for drinks, dinner and a birthday dessert was stressing me out.

What is Work? La Dolce Vita at Dinnertime

Sharon Glassman | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living


Sharon Glassman

By turning a chore into a focused effort of passion and intention, we can cook our way out of the week's professional frying pan and into something deliciously higher.

Marital Mentality #2: The More Profound Historic Change

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

Why should you have to be any kind of a couple to have access to basic rights, protections, dignity, and respect?

Virtual Rejection

Lloyd Garver | Posted 08.09.2009 | Home


Lloyd Garver

For the past couple of months, I've been feeling a great deal of shame and embarrassment. Now it's gotten too difficult for me to hold those feelings ...

"Avoid Marriage," Advises Atlantic Writer

Bella DePaulo | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

Who is happier and psychologically stronger - people who got married and then got unmarried, or people who stayed single? The answer, in just about every study I've ever reviewed, is people who have stayed single.

Is Your Crush Into You -- Or Is He Or She Just Being Friendly?

The Stimulist | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living


Boy meets Girl where boys meet girls: online, in a bar, at the gym, through a friend. He finds her cute, but it's not love at first sight. No. It's lo...

Jennifer Aniston's FML Moment

Disgrasian | Posted 07.25.2009 | Comedy


Disgrasian

One minute, I'm on the hottest television show of all time and married to the hottest man in the universe. And the next, I'm forty, single and my ovaries are drying up.

STUDY: In Old Age, Friends Can Keep You Young

TIME | Anita Hamilton | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living


Going to the ballpark, visiting friends and playing bingo are simple diversions for many of us. But for the elderly, these social pastimes may play a ...