Friendship

What the Desperate Housewives Can Learn From Glee

Shasta Nelson, M.Div. | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Friendship, Glee, Friends, Friendship in Media, Desperate Housewives Series Finale, Glee Season 4, Female Friendships, Desperate Housewives, Glee Finale, TV News

Their friendship will change. They won't have the benefit of seeing each other every day to help keep them connected. But just because it has to change, doesn't mean it has to end.

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My Friend Got Pregnant! Why Can't I Be Happier For Her?

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Pregnancy, Friendship, Female Friendship, Girlfriends, Friend Got Pregnant, Jealousy, Pregnancy Jealousy, Miscarriage, Women News

When I was 26 years old, two of my best friends became pregnant within a month of each other. Upon word of their news, I promptly burst into tears -- ...

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My Friend Won't Leave Her House!

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Friend, Friendship, Mental Health, Agoraphobia, Treatment, Emotional Problems, Friendship Advice, Anxiety, Women News

I have no idea how to approach her about this without sounding like I am accusing her of some deliberate dishonesty or undermining the validity of her claims to physical illness.

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Facebook Rehab: Congratulations Mark, I'm Leaving

April Salchert | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Friendship, Social Media, Philanthropy, Bbc, Wall Street, Charity, Economy, Occupy Wall Street, Economic Crisis, Facebook Privacy, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Technology News

As Mr. Zuckerberg enjoys his Wall Street campaign and wedding nuptials, I am disappearing into the social media shadows. As an activity, it dangerously toes a line of ridiculous social behavior.

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Visiting Bernice

Ruth Neubauer | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Lung Cancer, Renaissance, Friendship, Death and Dying, Women, Music, Writing, Women News

One year and three chemotherapy treatments later, she still has a wicked sense of humor, albeit a slowed-down delivery. And although only a tuft of hair has grown back, she is still beautiful.

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A Toast to Imperfect Mother's Days

Beth Jones | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Relationships, Happy Mother's Day, Marriage Advice, Raising Children, Motherhood, Raising Kids, Steampunk, Mothers, Friendship, Marriage, Mother's Day 2012, Female Friendship, Kids, Sons, Girlfriend, Girlfriends, Parents News

The only photo I have from this year's Mother's Day is of my son standing between a barrel of swords and a heavy-set Steampunk in a Revolutionary War costume.

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Ask Michael Cohen: How to Deal With Someone That You Used to Know

Michael Cohen | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Friendship, Etiquette and Advice, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Style, Dating Advice, Dating Advice for Women, Dating, Etiquette, Style News

Sometimes with friends, as your life or their life habits change, you just have to change your social activities with them before you get sucked into their downward spiral.

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Unfriend Me, Please

Jared Gardner | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Friendship, Social Media, Racism, Facebook, Gay Marriage, Facebook IPO, New York News

Almost 30 years ago, the Special A.K.A. released "Racist Friend," drawing a clear line in the sand: "if you have a racist friend/ now is the time for ...

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A Mother: A Parent, and a Friend -- A Powerful Combination

Michele Hunt | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Friendship, Mothers and Daughters, Self-Esteem, Relationship Advice, Mothers Day, Self-Help, Mother Daughter Relationship, Mother-Daughter Relationships, Parents News

I have never understood the rational that mothers should not be friends with their daughters (or their sons). Who else can our daughters trust to have their best interest in mind?

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My Boyfriends' Moms Loved Me More Than Their Sons Did

Salon | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Friendship, Marriage, Boyfriend, Family Relationships, Girlfriend, Love, Boyfriends Mother, Women News

Judy's warm brown eyes sucked me right in. Her son David and I had only been dating four months, but that didn't stop me from falling for her hard. I ...

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Better to Walk With Friends Who Limp Than Count on Friends Who Have Never Limped at All

David Wilson | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Friendship, Relationships, Hope, Gps-Soul, Faith, Benefits of Friendship, Friendships, Friends, Mindfulness, Love and Friendships, Positive Friendships, Healthy Living News

Communicate often, say thank you frequently and without reservation, and let them know you care. These friends are forever priceless. We can and will always count on them to be there for us.

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'This Is The End, My Friend'

Shira Hirschman Weiss | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Friendship, Relationships, Female Friendships, Ending a Friendship, High School Friend, College Friend, Facebook Friendship, Friendship Advice, Alex Williams, Cliques, Facebook, Women News

Back in elementary school, I idealized the notion of having "tons of friends." Now I know through experience that it's not about quantity (either in real life or on Facebook), but quality.

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Judy Blume and the Socialization of Girls

Crystal Bui | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Friendship, Girls, Thesis Project, Thesis-Project, Relationships, Ya Literature, Dating, Young Adult Books, Judy Blume, Judy Blume Books, Girls-Books, College News

Blume has written over 21 books for girls with more than 80 million copies of her books sold worldwide; her work has been translated into 31 languages, making her an internationally acclaimed girls' book author

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The Worst Part Of A Breakup?

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Friend Breakups, Breakup, How to Break Up, healbee.com, Relationships, Relationship Breakups, Breaking Up With a Friend, Poll, Breaking Up With a Girlfriend, Breakup Study, Breakups, Friendship, Breaking Up With a Boyfriend, Break-Ups, Breaking Up, Breakups Lose 8 Friends, Women News

Going through a breakup is hard enough -- but what if it costs you your friends as well as your love interest? According to a new survey, men and wome...

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'Not My Kid': When Parents are in Denial

Linda Durnell | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Friendship, Eating Disorders, Drugs, Parenting, Divorce, Children, Rehab, Addictions, Denial, Kids and Drugs, Kids and Alcohol, Kids and Addiction, Parents News

Families struggling with addictions are part of our community. We should strive to help, support and understand that which threatens any and all of our families.

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What Soufflé and Sex Have in Common

Heidi Brod | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: International-Culinary-Center, Friendship, Relationships, Chef, Cooking, Sex, Chocolate, Slidepollajax, Women News

One crème brûlée, two caramel custards and three types of buttercream later, we have officially cooked our way through Lisa's depression.

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Spring Clean Your Life

Dr. Michelle Callahan | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Friendship, Healthy Relationships, Physical Health, Family Relationships, Relationships, Love and Relationships, Love Life, Personal Space, Identity, Bad Habits, Dr. Michelle Callahan, Spirit, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Wellness, Healthy Living News

Maybe you've only thought about "spring cleaning" in terms of straightening up and clearing out your physical space, but what about applying that same principle to the less tangible aspects of your world?

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Food, Sex and Fifty Shades Of Grey . Part Six: Have You Ever Dreamed of Going To Culinary School?

Heidi Brod | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Fifty Shades of Grey, Chef, Cooking, Sex, International-Culinary-Center, Friendship, Twilight Saga, Relationships, Eggs-Benedict, Slidepollajax, Women News

Fifty Shades of Grey has been turning up at brunches all over the Upper East Side.

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Ack, My Friend Dumped Me

Karen Bergreen | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Friendship, Breakup, Toxic People, Breakup With Friend, Friends, Female Friendship, Lifetime Movie, Female, Female Friendships, Breakups, Coffee, Sarah Palin, Women News

I don't exactly know what to take from this story. Maybe it's how vulnerable we all are to those we love, how a break-up doesn't have to be with a lover to knock the bejeezus out of you.

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Anomie in a World of Social Media

Frank A. Weil | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Internet, Friends, Anomie, Friendship, Internet Relationships, Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Internet Dating, Facebook Friends, Facebook, Online Dating, Technology News

French sociologist Emile Durkheim gave a name to crowd loneliness: "anomie." That state of mind was believed to be often at the root of social unrest. So this condition is not altogether new, but the Internet may have amped it up a few notches.

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How The Friendship In 'Girls' Mirrors Female Friendship In Nature

The New York Times | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Friendship, Girls, Judd Apatow, Circle of Friends, Female Friendship, Female Relationships, Sisterhood, Lena Dunham, Women News

When first we meet Hannah, the wondrously mopey mid-20s heroine of HBO's new hit series "Girls," she seems to have more strikes against her than a bow...

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Don't Be Knead-y! Pastry And Romance, Part 5: Have You Ever Dreamed Of Going To Culinary School?

Heidi Brod | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Friendship, Chefs, Women, Inspiring, Divorce, Female Chefs, Culinary School, Quiche Lorraine, Food News

Cooking has become an all-consuming lover and I can't separate from it now -- no matter how exhausted I'm beginning to feel.

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The Tim Tebow Of Performance, Coaching And Sex

Phil Shepherd | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Athletes, Karate, Professional Sports, L.A. Angels, Eastern Medicine, Friendship, Marriage, Ufc, Anxiety, Faith, Quantum Physics, Baseball, Relationships, Biology, Conservative, Tim Tebow, Evangelical, St. Louis Cardinals, Pastor, Western Medicine, Whiskey Preacher, Gina Parris, Sexuality, Performance Coach, Education, Taboo, Romance, Sex, Radio, New Age, Christianity, Carlos Beltran, Energy, Performance, Religion News

in the church world, the biggest misnomer is that sex is somehow dirty or shameful, or less than sacred, sizzling and sexy! God created us with pleasure in mind.

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Making Those Last Few Weeks at College Count

Adele Scheele | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Friendship, Graduation, Business, College, Networking, Job Market College Graduates, College Graduation, Alumni, College News

Graduation is just around the corner. Here are some gratifying things to take advantage of before you don your cap and gown.

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Friendship Advice: Just Friends or More?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Friendship, Friendship Advice, Women, Gay, Gender, Gay and Lesbian, Lesbian, Women News

You need to come to terms with your own desires and motivations before you decide whether to broach the subject with your friend.

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