Friendship

Hey GenXers: Stop by Sometime.

Diana Bianchini | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Friendship, Social Media, Relationships, Gen X, New York Times, Porochista Khakpour, Diana Bianchini, Media News
Diana Bianchini

As we celebrate all the new ways we can build and maintain relationships this GenXer still feels to really know someone I will have to be able to look in to their eyes. I love my new virtual frontier of professional and personal contacts but miss the old school getting to know you.

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Owning Up

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Living News, Toxic, Trust, Closure, Threesome, Blame, Triangle, Jealousy, Apology, Advice, Friendship, Apologize, Insight, Owning Up, Alcohol, Relationships, Female, Mistrust, Breaking Living News, Reader Q & A, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Sometimes people believe they need to obtain closure from another person before they sever a friendship. This isn't true.

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The Lost Art Of Lunch

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friendship, Time, Lunch Date, Lunch, Healthy Living News
Jamie Stiehm

There simply doesn't seem to be enough time, even on a slow summer day, to get together and compare notes on the passing parade in the nation's capital.

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How to Put the Kibosh on a Friendship That Seems Doomed

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

How can I avoid hurting someone's feelings and maintain a relationship as a colleague when I don't want to be her friend?

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Friends with Benefits

Tamsen Fadal | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tamsen Fadal

Stop talking about current boyfriends around him and when he start to do the same don't be so interested and eager to discuss his romantic escapades, change the subject.

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

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Socializing, Friendship, Loneliness, Jeanne Martinet, Twitter, Friends, Hosting, Social Networking, Featured Contributor, Facebook, Dinner Party, Healthy Living News
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...

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New York Times Reporter Thinks Single Women Fear Intimacy; I'm Afraid He's Wrong

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friendship, Attachment, Romantic Relationships, Singlism, Relationships, Methodological Problems, Fear of Intimacy, Mate Poaching, New York Times, Media, Single Women, Tierneylab, Healthy Living News
Bella DePaulo

New York Times reporter John Tierney recently described a study that supposedly showed that "single women are particularly drawn to other people's partners." But his interpretation is not supported by relevant data.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Maintaining A Social Life While Broke

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Message Boards, Depression, Social Life, Relationships, Humor, Economy, Frugal, Economic Crisis, Dating Sites, Facebook, Recession, Friendship, Relationship Advice, Romance, Satire, Financial Crisis, Living, Comedy, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Facebook is the answer, without spending a cent on even a phone call, you can be the first to know that Nick is bored, lots of people have cute babies and if Mike were an animal, he'd be a "badass tiger."

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Why We Need to Declutter Our Friendships

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

Audit your friendships -- because having too many bad ones can prevent you from having good ones.

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Why Do We Hate Good-Byes?

Robert Fuller | Posted 11.17.2011

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Robert Fuller

Our distaste for good-byes is a reminder of our unfathomable mutual dependence. An individual self cannot come into being, let alone endure, absent the recognition of others.

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10 Signs You Have Gone Overboard Organizing

Karen Leland | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cleaning, Featured Contributor, Productivity, Organization, Friendship, Family Time, Organizing, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Simplifying-Life, Cleaning Clutter, Housecleaning, Closets, Healthy Living News
Karen Leland

My declaration for what little time is left of summer is to spend less time sorting and more time being with family and friends, reading and lying out in sun.

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How To Deal With Friends With Money

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friendship, Twenty-Something Advice, The Balanced Life, Money, Friends With Money, Healthy Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, "My core group of friends from college make a lot more money then I do. They all dove right into their careers right after college wh...

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Painful Teen Friendship: What's a Mom to Do?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friendship, Reader Q & A, Parent, Living News, Resilience, Mom, Best Friend, Hurt, Advice, Parenting Advice, Role, Breaking News, Communication, Teens, Preadolescents, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Unless your teen's health or safety is at risk, resist the temptation to solve friendship problems for her.

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Test Important Relationships for Even Energy Exchange

Margaret Ruth | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Connections, Caretaker, Benefits, Sacrifice, Margaret Ruth, Rewards, Restrained, Give and Take, Costs, Bad Boundaries, Drained, Healthy Relationships, Balanced Reciprocity, Giving Too Much, Feelings, Friendship, Balance, Energy, Relationship, Exchange, Relationships, Relationship Advice, Healthy Living News
Margaret Ruth

Economists have an analysis technique to identify and compare all expenditure and benefits of a given project; cost/benefit analysis. There's a similar energetic rule for interpersonal associations.

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Facebook Holdouts: Just Try It. I Swear It's Not Addictive

Sarah Schmelling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Schmelling

Isn't it a type of rebellion, or just kind of quirky at this point, to not be on a social network? Like not having a phone or an electric can opener?

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Be A Productive Twit

Marc Hershon | Posted 11.17.2011

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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!

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"Kidlessness" or, It's Not About the Children

Richard Laermer | Posted 11.17.2011

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Richard Laermer

As you know, unruly children make the kidless nuts! Pals complain about their messy homes all the time. I tell them: "I didn't tell you to have them."

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I Love My BFF but I Can't Take Her Husband!

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friend, Women, Foursome, Living News, Relationships, White Lies, Honesty, Bff, Relationship Advice, Couples, Friendship, Candor, Female, Best Friend, Breaking Living News, Reader Q & A, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

My friendship with my BFF is very important to me but when her husband is in the mix -- things become very uncomfortable.

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Ask Maddisen - How to Listen for the Answers

Maddisen K. Krown | Posted 11.17.2011

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Maddisen K. Krown

We often don't create a space of listening, but instead, rush to fill the space with our own related stories.

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To "Friend" or "Defriend"? That is the Question

David Finkle | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friendship, Language, Psychology, Neologisms, Relationships, Ending Friendship, English Language, Facebook "Friending" And "Defriending, Healthy Living News
David Finkle

If you ask me, one of the worst things assaulting the English language in the last few years is the transitive verb "friended."

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Different Friendship Styles For Boys And Girls: Study

TIME | John Cloud Friday, Jul. 17, 2009 | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friendship, Adolescence, Sexes, Sexist, Sexism, Psychology, Best Friend, Friendship and Gender, The Inner Life, Study, Gender, Healthy Living News

Pardon the sexism, but a question: Why are girls so girly? For the better part of the past half-century, feminists, their opponents and armies of aca...

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Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince's Happiness Lessons

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Friendship, The Balanced Life, Novelty, Psychology, Harry Potter, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Home News
Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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Summertime When the Friendships Comes Easy

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Making Friends, Friend, Living News, Young Women, Young Adult, Homesickness, Julie Kraut, Delacorte Press, Friendship by the Book, Irene S. Levine, Breaking News, Book Review, Camp, Friendship, Summer, Teen, Female, Slept Away, Laney Parker, Summertime, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

My conversation with Julie Kraut on her new book dealing with the nearly universal camper affliction: homesickness.

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How Our Minds Play Tricks On Us In Relationships

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

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Srinivasan Pillay

These studies show that regardless of our intentions or how we think we want to act, we are strongly influenced by what is on our minds when we are acting in the world.

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Boors At Sea

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friendship, Rude Behavior, Etiquette, Guests, Boats, Advice, Magazines, Alcohol, Healthy Living News
Lita Smith-Mines

A smashed sailor on deck requires a captain to recruit other guests as safety monitors to stop Soused Sarah from slipping over the side.

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