“It’s better to have loved and lost than to never love at all.”
How many times have you heard that and thought, “ugh, shut up”? Of course, you can argue both sides of it. Yes, you learn from every relationship you’re in; but whether or not you need to go through so many horrible experiences to […]
Ah, the ex-boyfriend or -girlfriend. What on Earth do we do with them, right? Some say, once you tell them sayonara, it’s forever; while others claim you can remain friends even after one or both of you have horribly broken the other’s heart. And me? I stand in the middle camp. I am fully confident that […]
One of the most valuable lessons that parents can impart to their children is socialization — how to behave in public and how to conduct relationships with everyone from strangers to family to friends.
Four Tips for Ways Parents Can Help Their Kids Make Friends:
1) Don’t push the child towards a certain person. Sit […]
The best way to keep friends during the tumult of child-rearing years is to not force friendship, but do cultivate what you truly have in common with your friends. For instance, if you both have kids, you’ll find yourselves at birthday parties, PTA meetings and Little League games for years to come. But if one […]
The 3 Stages: Maintaining Friendships with Married Friends.
Your friends got married and things are different. Here’s a quick guide
to dealing with the three stages newly married friends go through:
Stage 1) P.W. (post wedding) altered state: Newly married friends are
often in an altered state for about the first six months of marriage.
Everything looks differently to them. […]
Six tips for how to be good friend in hard times and awkward situations — friends divorcing, recovering from miscarriages, death in the family, being fired, etc.
How To Be A Good Friend In Times Of Need
Tip #1: Listen. Don’t judge. Don’t give your opinion. Just listen.
Tip #2: Try and understand. Don’t say what you would […]
If you’ve ever had a really close friendship with someone and a blowup ended that relationship, you probably know it gnaws at you. You may not think about that person for a long time but little things come into your mind when you least expect them to, reminding you of that person’s importance in your life.
Once your […]
My neighbor, Debbie, isn’t an ordinary person. She trains macaws to play dead, curtsy, bow, and spread their wings proudly when she tells them they’re eagles. She teaches them these things so they can perform at a small amusement park. The kids love it and that makes Debbie really happy.
She also fires up a chainsaw […]
Friendships are relationships that we choose to have — unlike family relationships that are dictated by birth. A friend is someone who fulfills a need — whether it’s social or emotional or some other need. When the friend no longer fulfills that need or the need no longer exists, and the friend becomes obsolete, people […]
Discrepancies in income are only sticky if one person in the relationship is embarrassed or lying about their funds. The best way to be friends with anyone is to be honest. If you’re different sizes, different races, different religions or from different socio-economic brackets, the best way to be friends or have a relationship is […]