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The Inside Scoop on Your Introvert Friends

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

Losing friends can be particularly difficult for introverts because we don't surround ourselves with people. We prefer a few intimate friends to lots of less-intense friendships.

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Two Women Bare It All

Holly Robinson | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Resorts, Women, Aging, Friendships, Nudist Colony, Body Image, Naturists, Nudists, Nudism, Living News
Holly Robinson

Our first morning at Berkshire Vista Resort, my friend Mandy sleeps late while I muster the courage to leave our room. The question isn't so much what to wear, here, as what not to wear.

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The Single Best Way to Tell if You Have Outgrown a Friendship

Margaret Ruth | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Friend, Friends, Bonds, Margaret Ruth, Rewards, Toxic Friendships, Hurt, Costs, Friendships, Anger, Loyalty, Healthy Relationships, Outgrown, Toxic Relationships, Feelings, Loyal, Living News
Margaret Ruth

If one person has done something such as become healthier, develop new interests or changed what s/he wants in a friendship, then the friendship has to change along.

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More about Sonia Sotomayor, From Someone Who Knew Her at Yale

Bella DePaulo | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Supreme Court, Citizen Lawyers, Singled Out, Friendships, Singlism, Yale Law School, Sonia Sotomayor, Single, David Souter, Living Single, Media, Race, Barack Obama, Souter, Politics News
Bella DePaulo

Rachel Moran: "The stigma of singledom seems to have disappeared when it comes to qualifying for high office, both for men like David Souter and women like Sonia Sotomayor."

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Circles of Friends

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Trollope, Friend, Women, Numbers, Relationships, Best Friends, Books, The Wednesday Sisters, The Girls From Ames, Groups, Close Friends, Friday Nights, Twosomes, Friendships, Circle, Sisterhood, Females, Dyads, Breaking Living News, Zaslow, Clique, Clayton, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Some women have the good fortune of having groups of friends who have a shared history -- based on where they were, where they lived, or what they did together.

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Big Hurts, Little Hurts and Apologies: How to Save a Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.29.2009 | Living

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

If your friend is unwilling or unable to forgive you, don't lash out in anger. Step back and learn from the experience.

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How Many Friends Would You Give up For a Whopper?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.11.2009 | Style

Read More: Relationships, Defriend, Burger King, Crispi Porter + Bogusky, Media, Facebook, Friendship, Friendships, Frenemies, Advertising, Defriending, Jeff Benjamin, Marketing, Whopper Sacrifice, Delete, Breaking Living News, Adweek, Style News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

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.

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Elective Friendships

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 12.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Making Friends, Politics, Friendships, Relationships, Shared Values, Bedfellows, Reciprocity, Obama, Election, President, Living, Culture, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

My world is so small that I even have a hard time relating to people who don't like some of my favorite movies or TV shows. How can we be friends if we don't even laugh at the same jokes?

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True Confessions: What to Do When No One Has a Clue

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Bisexuality, Oversharing, Friendships, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Dating Advice, Living News
Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison

What's "TMI" now that "we're trying to have a baby" is cocktail party conversation, and teenagers wear T-shirts that say, "You're worth waiting for. So am I."

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