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Valentine's Day: Not Just for Lovers

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

The first handmade Valentine's Day cards in the 1800s weren't intended only for lovers. They also celebrated affection between friends and relatives.

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Who Wants to be the Goose Anyways?! Why Being Single Doesn't Suck

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 03.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Musical Chairs, Friends, Singe, Relationships, Romance, Dating, Love, Baby Names, Duck Duck Goose, Weddings, Family, Socialists, Living News
Leeat Granek, PhD

Every single one of my friends is married or in a long-term relationship. Every. Single. One. I don't know how this happened. Most of us are not even thirty yet.

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Community Is the "New Deal"

Kari Henley | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Friends, Community, Community Service, Relationships, New Deal, Inaguration, Barack Obama, Fdr, Politics News
Kari Henley

The First Family represents so many of the simple things we desperately need to model in our own lives; honest connections with our partners, family, friends, and neighbors.

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Cancer is a Bitch: An Interview with Author Gail Konop Baker

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.14.2009 | Living

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

Gail Konop Baker: "Receiving a cancer diagnosis is like being forced to walk through fire. It isn't something you choose. It isn't something you can conjure in your mind."

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Why "Gathering" with Friends is Key to Stress Relief

Kari Henley | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Hiking, Togetherness, Lifestyle, Friends, Activities, Poker, Babysitting, Community, Macaroni and Cheese, Getting Together, Stress Reduction, Mac and Cheese, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Joining Clubs, Friendship, Knitting, Soccer, Having Fun, Bridge, Meditation, Stress Relief, Scrapbooking, Gardening, Moms, Living News
Kari Henley

We are wired for 'village style' community lifestyles at the very core. Fundamentally, we long to belong.

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Thank You, Marley & Me, For Bringing Jennifer Aniston back

Jason Notte | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

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Jason Notte

Marley & Me has committed sins that are unforgivable even by dog film standards. It adapted the sappiest memoir not written by Mitch Albom, exploited ...

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A Friendship Too Broken to Fix

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Fractured Friendships, Women, Friends, Living News, Ambivalence, Dumped, Hostility, Female Friendships, Style News, Irene S. Levine, Relationships, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

It's exceedingly difficult, usually impossible, to downgrade a romance to a platonic friendship after someone has been dumped.

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When Red and Green Make Blue: Surviving Solo Holidays Together

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.19.2009 | Living

Read More: December 21, Holidays, Uncertainty, Church, Living News, Friends, Relationships, Madoff, Economy, Blue Christmas, Iraq, Style News, Recession, Gary Stern, Religion, Grief, Winter Solstice, Sadness, Depression, Westchester County, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

If you know someone who is likely to feel blue over the holidays, be sensitive and don't overdo the merriment. Figure out which friends or neighbors you can help and what you can do.

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Why Are There So Many Memorable TV Episodes About Thanksgiving?

Etan Bednarsh | Posted 12.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bob Newhart, Television, American Indians, Family Stress Thanksgiving, Friends, Cheers, Thanksgiving, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving Traditions, Thanksgiving Commentary, Entertainment News
Etan Bednarsh

The first Thanksgiving was an amalgam of individuals and groups fused through a manufactured sense of community, with people thrust, tentatively, into foreign roles.

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4 Essential Traits Of Good Friends

PickTheBrain.com | Hunter Nuttall | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Friends, Relationships, Happiness, Living News

There's no denying that our friends have a tremendous impact on our lives. Good friends make the good times even better, and the bad times more bearab...

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Burton Morris: The Land of Oz in a Coffee Cup (Video)

Tom Gregory | Posted 09.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Jennifer Aniston, Burton Morris, Friends, Pittsburgh, Jasper Johns, Eli Broad, Pop Art, Entertainment News
Tom Gregory

Burton Morris' work is prized among the savvy for his use of color, energy and the iconic images of our generation.2008-08-08-tomgregpull.jpg

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BBC Claims Singles Are at Risk for Alzheimer's; I Think the BBC is Losing Its Mind

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.09.2008 | Media

Read More: Elderly, Marriage, Dementia, Singled Out, Friends, Singlism, Divorce, Bbc, Health, Matrimania, Alzheimer's, Intellectual Stimulation, Singles, Media, Widows, Social Contact, Media News
Bella DePaulo

With no reliable differences in the rate of Alzheimer's between the married and the single people, the BBC should not have heralded the "findings" in a headline.

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The Opposite of Voyeurism: Why People Twitter

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 07.02.2008 | Living

Read More: 1984, Friends, Twitter, Digg, Second Life, Cavemen, Facebook, Culture, Friendship, Internet, Loneliness, Youtube, Robert Scoble, Dystopian Films, Blogging, Living News
Michelle Haimoff

Observing large-scale technological phenomena informs us about where the culture's at these days; Twitter might indicate that people are lonely.

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Big Love Trumps Mr. Big

Kate Clinton | Posted 06.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Obama Supporters, Friendship, Sex and the City: The Movie, Friends, Sex and the City Movie, Sex and the City, Clinton Supporters, Female Friendships, Entertainment News
Kate Clinton

For Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte, the friendship works because they talk. And they forgive each other. Obama and Clinton gals -- let's get it on! And get on with it.

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David Schwimmer Talks About Film Directing Debut

Reuters via Yahoo | Kemp Powers | Posted 04.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Friends, Thandie Newton, Run Fat Boy Run, David Schwimmer, Entertainment News

In 2004 when his hit television comedy "Friends" ended, David Schwimmer longed to direct a feature film, and four years later his debut movie "Run Fat...

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