10 Ways To Make Friends
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it also takes a village--at best a supportive community, and at the least a few very good friends-...
Friendship
Valentine's Day: Not Just for Lovers
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living
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The Daily Spy,
Friendship,
Día Del Amor Y La Amistad,
Living News,
Esther Howland,
Friends,
February 14th,
Relationships,
Valentine’s Day,
Female Friendships,
Greeting Cards,
YstäväNpäIvä,
Living News
The first handmade Valentine's Day cards in the 1800s weren't intended only for lovers. They also celebrated affection between friends and relatives.
She's Just Not That Into You: Six Ways to Know When a Girlfriend's a Frenemy
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living
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Trust,
Judgmental,
Movies,
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Female Friends,
She’s Just Not That Into You,
Ambivalence,
Inconsistent,
Frenemy,
Entertainment News,
Possessiveness,
Girlfriends,
He’s Just Not That Into You,
Female Friendships,
Friendship,
Relationships,
Living News
Sometimes it's difficult to decide whether someone is truly a friend or may, instead, be a frenemy.
Oxytocin Helps Us Move From Tribe to Community
Susan Kuchinskas | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living
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Oxytocin,
Tribalism,
Trust,
Paul Zak,
Tribes,
Brain Chemical,
Friendship,
Connection,
Community,
Building Community,
Eye Contact,
Handshake,
Love,
Smile,
Openness,
Relationships,
Living News
Herein lies the key to becoming a more trusting, more unified society: Practice. We will need to exercise our brains to approach each other with openness to connection.
Who Wants to be the Goose Anyways?! Why Being Single Doesn't Suck
Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 03.08.2009 | Living
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Friendship,
Musical Chairs,
Friends,
Singe,
Relationships,
Romance,
Dating,
Love,
Baby Names,
Duck Duck Goose,
Weddings,
Family,
Socialists,
Living News
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.
People of the Book are one Another's Trusted Friends
Harun Yahya | Posted 02.03.2009 | Living
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Christians,
Good Deeds,
Muslim,
Living News
Islam is the religion of peace, love and tolerance. However, nowadays certain circles are trying to give Islamic morality the wrong image. The religio...
Girlfriends with Pink Slips
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living
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Friendship,
Women,
Fired,
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Pink Slip,
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Job Cuts,
Living News
The support of female friends can help a woman get over the traumatic emotional and financial losses associated with being fired or let go. What can friends do?
Inauguration, Orange
Suz Redfearn | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
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I have no capacity for standing out in the cold. I was born in Florida. What was I going to do with my two year-old? All our babysitters either wanted to be home to watch the Inauguration themselves, or try to go.
Together We Stand: The Inauguration
Joy Bryant | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living
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We all stood, friends and strangers, freezing and frozen, laughing and crying, booing and cheering... together. And that's how we'll get through all the mess that our country is in.
Networkaholism: It Could Happen To You
Karen Salmansohn | Posted 02.23.2009 | Living
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Friendship,
Business Conferences,
Organizations,
Female Friendship,
Social Networks,
Social Networking,
Colleagues,
Living News
There's a huge trend these days for networking up a storm at various organizational events and social networking sites. But sadly with this cultural e...
Why "Gathering" with Friends is Key to Stress Relief
Kari Henley | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living
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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
We are wired for 'village style' community lifestyles at the very core. Fundamentally, we long to belong.
How Many Friends Would You Give up For a Whopper?
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.11.2009 | Style
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Relationships,
Defriend,
Burger King,
Crispi Porter + Bogusky,
Media,
Facebook,
Friendship,
Friendships,
Frenemies,
Advertising,
Defriending,
Jeff Benjamin,
Marketing,
Whopper Sacrifice,
Delete,
Breaking Living News,
Adweek,
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Burger King's new marketing campaign -- called the WHOPPER Sacrifice and created by Crispin Porter Bogusky: Delete ten of your Facebook friends and you're rewarded with a coupon for a free Whopper.
The Facebook Effect: How Social Media are Transforming Our Capacity to Achieve
Rick Smith | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business
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Friendship,
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Facebook and Employment,
Facebook,
Social Networking,
Networking,
Weak Ties,
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For the first time in human history, technology enabled social media allow us to exponentially expand our network of weak ties, potentially into the thousands over a lifetime.
It May Be Time to Redefine Family
Janet Carlson | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living
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Divorce,
Family,
Roger Angell,
Friendship,
Marriage,
Family Dynamics,
Holiday Season,
New Yorker,
Being Friendly,
Holiday Season Commentary,
Love,
Living News
It's a funny concept, spending money on gifts for the man you're divorcing, isn't it? The man you're trying to disentangle from financially?
A Friendship Too Broken to Fix
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.27.2009 | Living
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Friendship,
Fractured Friendships,
Women,
Friends,
Living News,
Ambivalence,
Dumped,
Hostility,
Female Friendships,
Style News,
Irene S. Levine,
Relationships,
Living News
It's exceedingly difficult, usually impossible, to downgrade a romance to a platonic friendship after someone has been dumped.
A Wealthy Man
Laurence Leamer | Posted 01.24.2009 | Business
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Friendship,
Charity,
Wealth,
Laurence Leamer,
Christmas,
Bernard Madoff,
Faith,
Christian,
Jewish,
Happiness,
Hanakah,
Holiday Season Commentary,
Business News
This is a Christmas and Hanukah season like no other. Many people have lost money. Millions are out of work, and those who still have jobs fear for their own future. It is a bad time, but also a good time.
Need To Energize Your Network? Here's How
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business
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Social Networking,
Careers,
Social Networking Sites,
Networking,
Friendship,
Linkedin,
Google Alerts,
Social Networks,
Business Acquaintances,
Business Conferences,
Business Meetings,
Facebook,
Business News
Now really, what's the point in having a network if you rarely connect with the people in it?
Getting Over a Friendship Drought
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living
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Friendship,
Women,
Drought,
Loneliness,
Living News,
Relationships,
Female Friendship,
Coping Mechanism,
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Making Friends,
Psychological Science,
Sense of Belonging,
Tim Wildschut,
Friendship Study,
Psychology,
Psychological Coping Mechanism,
Living News
The more lonely people are, the more nostalgic they tend to become as a way of increasing their self-perceived feeling of social support.
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Frenemies Closer
Disgrasian | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment
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Obama Cabinet,
Bill Clinton,
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Lo Bosworth,
Bill Clinton's Influence on Hillary's Popularity,
The HIlls,
Barack Obama,
Friendship,
The Hills Season 4,
Heidi Montag,
Frenemies,
Rahm Emanuel,
Obama Transition Team,
Lauren Conrad,
Obama Transition,
Hillary Clinton,
Hillary Secretary of State,
MTV the Hills,
Mccain the Hills,
Obama Administration,
Entertainment News
Post-election politics have begun to resemble an episode of The Hills lately, with Obama (obviously Lauren Conrad) currently vetting best frenemy Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State.
If You Still See Black and White You Need New Glasses
Colleen Perry | Posted 11.12.2008 | Living
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Business,
Friendship,
Black and White Skin,
Race,
Relationships,
Living News
I don't have to fear not being politically correct, because I no longer feel a division between us a nation as an untied people.
Keeping Republican Friends: Please Help!
SaraKay Smullens | Posted 12.08.2008 | Living
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I'd like to check something out with fellow Democrats: How are you doing with your Republican friends? Maybe I should also ask if you have Republican friends.
"Girls' Night Out" Takes A Hit with the Economic Downturn
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.20.2008 | Living
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Living News,
Relationships,
Girls’ Night Out,
Female Friendships,
Lipstick Jungle,
Girls’ Night In,
Friendship,
Contest,
Potlucks,
Unemployment,
Jo Gartin,
Wall Street,
Bailout,
Style,
Orville Redenbacher,
Economy,
Weddings,
Living News
With the cost of entertainment, transportation and meals skyrocketing, there's a natural tendency to hunker down, cocoon at home, and reduce spending.
How Happy Is... Your Friendship?
Sophie Keller | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living
Finding a good friend can often be as difficult as finding a really good love relationship. Not every friend that we have has to be in our lives forev...
Lose Your Job and Watch Your Friends Vanish
Vicky Ward | Posted 10.30.2008 | Style
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Friendship,
Job Losses,
Wall Street Crisis,
Opera,
Millionaires,
Economic Crisis,
Financial Crisis,
Jobs,
Style News
There's no doubt that in New York "friendship" is a fickle term. As long as you are king, you will courted; when you are down and out, you are dumped.
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