Friendship

We Will Spend Our Lives Waiting

Julia Pott | Posted 02.13.2012 | Culture

Read More: Socializing, Friendship, Art, Female Friendship, Work, Julia Pott, Freelance, Illustrator, Freelancer, Animation, Culture News

When I think back on the awesome times I've had with friends, or even on my own, people watching, I don't remember how difficult it was to travel there, or how cold it was out, I remember the company and the warm fuzzy feeling.

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Is Your Friend Bad For Your Health?

Glamour | Posted 02.09.2012 | Women

Read More: Friendship, Friendship Advice, Female Friends, Mental Health, Female Friendships, Personal Health, Women News

Can we talk about friends for a sec? We hang with them, rely on them...and, occasionally, do shots with them. But what do you do when your friendships...

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Children of Divorce and Their Friendships

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.09.2012 | Parents

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Parent, Grandmother, School Avoidance, Divorce, School Phobia, Grandparent, Preteens, Friendship Advice, School, Coaching, Parents News

When parents go through a divorce, there can be friendship fallout for kids QUESTION Dear Irene, My formerly popular 11-year old granddaughter is b...

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How I Made Peace with the Other 'F' Word

Shasta Nelson, M.Div. | Posted 02.08.2012 | Women

Read More: Friendship, Equality, Miss Representation, Feminist, Katie Couric, Women in Politics, Gloria Steinem, Ms Magazine, Inherent Worthdirty Word, Women in Hollywood, Female Statistics, A Band of Wives, Feminism, Girlfriendcircles, Women News

I'd heard women start sentences with "I'm not a feminist, but ...," modeling for me that we wanted to distance ourselves from some scary picture of women burning bras and hating men.

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Making Friends: Kids Who Are Different

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.08.2012 | Parents

Read More: Friendship, Children's Friendships, Elementary School, Friendship Advice, Parenting, School, Friends, Parents News

Adults can help children learn the social skills they need to make friends and get along with others.

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What Do Women Owe Each Other?

Tamara Shayne Kagel | Posted 02.06.2012 | Women

Read More: Girlfriends' Guide, Friendship, Women, Boyfriends, Relationships, Girl Code, Dating, Girl-Code, Single, Cheating, Girlfriends, Women News

My friend's mother told me: "don't worry, girlfriends are like cockroaches. They were there before the men, they'll be there after them."

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Miley Cyrus 101

Nancy Berk, Ph.D. | Posted 02.02.2012 | Parents

Read More: Friendship, Miley Cyrus, Cake Boss, Parenting, Facebook, College, Teenagers, Parents News

From bad father-daughter photo shoots to questionable extracurricular activities and snap-happy friends, this class will cover Miley's 19-year journey from role model to tabloid teen.

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'My Friend Has No Boundaries'

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.01.2012 | Women

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Boundaries, Needy Friend, Too Much, Friendship Advice, Needy, Disability, Clingy, Women News

Explicitly let her know when she has overstepped your boundaries.

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How Do You ‘Break Up’ With A Friend?

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 01.30.2012 | Women

Read More: Ending Friendship, Friendship, Friendship Advice, Break Ups, Break Up, Break Up Advice, Friends, Alex Williams, How to Break Up, Breakup Bible, Women News

Is there a right way to end a friendship?

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Can A Pocket Dial Ruin A Lifelong Friendship?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.30.2012 | Women

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Circles, Women, 911 Pocket Dial, Friendship Circle, Group, Friendship Advice, Phone Etiquette, Women News

I recently listened to my cell phone messages, and one of them was a "pocket dial" that recorded a conversation between two of my closest friends -- and they were talking about ME!

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A New Generation of Feminists

Soraya Sebghati | Posted 01.28.2012 | Los Angeles

Read More: Friendship, Women's Rights, Gender Equality, Maria Shriver's Women's Conference, Feminism, Bullying, Los Angeles News

Jade Iovine, along with many other girls and me, has been working hard to plan the first ever Young Women's Conference. I asked Jade a few questions regarding her ties to feminism and the Conference.

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Happily Ever After? How Marital Status Affects Health And Happiness

Bella DePaulo | Posted 01.24.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Romantic Relationships, Marriage, Singles, Commitment, Happiness, Friendship, Health, Single Married, Married vs Single, Married or Single, Single Married Other, Married and Single, Relationships, Healthy Living News

A just-published study begs us to reconsider our stereotypes of the poor, pathetic, miserable and lonely single people.

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I Used To Feel Sorry For My Single Friends -- Until I Realized What They Have

The Rumpus | Posted 01.23.2012 | Women

Read More: Support, Friendship, Female Friendships, Power of Female Friendship, Power of Friendship, Colleagues, Women News

In 1997 I arrived in Geneva to work for a year at the headquarters of a relief organization. Feeling overwhelmed by my job and lonely in a city of ove...

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The Freedom of Forgiveness

Maria Rodale | Posted 01.18.2012 | Mindful Living

Read More: Maria Rodale, Friendship, Picky Eaters. Maria Rodale's Blog, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Forgiveness, Mindful Living News

Lately, I've been on a mission to heal my past. Perhaps it's the looming 50th birthday (Gack!), but I don't want to head into my sunset years with dar...

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The Non-Foodie's Guide To Throwing A Great Dinner Party

Posted 01.17.2012 | Women

Read More: Friendship, Food, Hosting, Dinner Party, Throwing a Party, Party, Cooking, Group-of-Friends, Women News

Patti Sewall | The Daily Muse It's your turn to have the gang over for dinner, and - well, let's just say your oven might as well be used for stora...

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Do You 'Like' Me?

James M. Lynch | Posted 01.16.2012 | Culture

Read More: Linkedin, New York, Social Networking, Farmville, Popularity, Facebook, Culture, Friendship, Social Media, Hashtags, Virtual, Marketing, Youtube, Catholic School, Society, Facebook Like, Culture News

I still remember my grade school days of the '60s at Our Holy Redeemer Catholic school in Freeport, Long Island, when a girl would pay a little attent...

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Connection: The Heart of Our Humanity

Gregory Stebbins | Posted 01.12.2012 | Impact

Read More: Staying in Touch, Friendship, Connection, Humanity, Instant Gratification, Impact News

Once a day, when you're getting ready to text or email someone, call them and talk instead. Better yet, if it's someone at work or someone close to where you are, go over and deliver your message in person.

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Doctors Saved My Leg, But Girlfriends Saved My Spirit

Ellie Knaus | Posted 01.12.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Friendship, Friend Support, Happiness, Spirit of Friendship, Spirit Friendship, Women, Support of Friends, Spirit, Spirit Girlfriends, Girlfriends, Friendship of Women, Women and Friendship, Women Friendship, Healthy Living News

Girlfriends have your back when you're unsteady on your feet. They celebrate your little victories and walk with you through the darkness. Cherish the women in your life. They make it so much better.

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Happy New Year

Nikole Beckwith | Posted 01.11.2012 | Comedy

Read More: Friendship, New Year's Resolutions, Change, New Year, Love and Relationships, Love, Comics, Comedy News

All text and images copyright Nikole Beckwith ...

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8 Signs She's Not A True Friend

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.09.2012 | Women

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Social Climber, Status, Friend Poacher, Friendship Forums, Friendship Advice, Crowdsource, Appearances, Queen Bee, User, Women News

Not every social climber exhibits the same exact behaviors, but here are some telltale signs (crowd sourced by other posters and doctored by me) that can save us all some heartache.

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Boomers Being Boys

Ken Solin | Posted 01.09.2012 | Fifty

Read More: Friendship, Men, Boomers, Boys, Fifty News

Next weekend think about what you might do that you haven't done in a long while. Call a guy you know, even casually, and invite him to join you for the day. Just hang out and enjoy being boys again for a while.

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MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.05.2012 | Women

Read More: Friendship, Making Friends, Mwf-Seeking-Bff, Women, Rachel Bertsche, Relationships, Books, Friendship by the Book, Women News

The hardest part, for me, was really breaking out of my comfort zone to "ask girls out."

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When Giving Friends Advice, How Honest Should You Be?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.04.2012 | Women

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Friendship Expert, Change, Trust, Truthful, Tact, Authenticity, Friendship Advice, Honesty, Truth, Dropping Friends, Women News

"My experience is that people don't really want authenticity but think they do --- until it gets hard and difficult scenarios come up."

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Friendships

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.03.2012 | Women

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Friendship Expert, Making Friends, Tips, Friendship Advice, Resolutions, 2012, Slidepollajax, Women News

Here are five simple ways to improve my friendships and yours over the coming year.

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What to Do When Your Friend Replaces You

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 12.30.2011 | Women

Read More: Friend, Friendship, Women, Time, Complicated, Relationships, Threesome, Advice, Communication, Roommate, Death, Women News

It hurts to live in a house with a best friend who doesn't make time to see you, and gives you the vibe that you're a pest they wish wasn't around.

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