Monthly Archives: April 2010
My Life, Only Funnier
Every time I watch Friends, I realize there’s something in the episode that relates directly to this blog. It’s no surprise that a quest devoted entirely to the sometimes thorny, sometimes hilarious issues of friendship might overlap with a similarly … Continue reading
Filed under The Search
The Doctor Is In
Dr. Irene S. Levine, aka The Friendship Doctor is a freelance journalist, a professor of psychiatry at the New York University Langone School of Medicine, and the author of Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend, a … Continue reading
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The Hard Facts: Breaking Up Is (Really, Really) Hard To Do
It’s Research Wednesday! Where I share the latest, or most fascinating, in the science of friendship. “Experts at Manchester University claim the bonds of friendship are so deep that splitting with even unwanted pals leads to ‘terrible’ guilt. And women … Continue reading
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It’s Real and It’s Deep
Over the weekend I came across a blog that linked back to me. The author, Jenn, is on a BFF search of her own. She writes, “Juggling work, kids, husbands, boyfriends and families while trying to develop friendships is much … Continue reading
Filed under Everything I Know I Learned on TV, The Search
A True Tale of Food and (Potential) Friendship
Last week, I went to my first MeetUp Group. Meetup.com bills itself as “the world’s largest network of local groups.” Their mission, they say, is to “revitalize local community and help people around the world self-organize.” Basically, it’s a social … Continue reading
Filed under Pickup Lines, The Search
Famous Friendships: Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff
You might know them better as Rachel Berry and Jesse St. James, romantic rivals on Glee. You might not know that, in real life, they’re best friends. The New York Times did a fabulous piece on Lea and Jonathan last … Continue reading
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Are We There Yet?
Last week, a blog reader sent me an email with a question that’s been on my mind a lot. (For the record, I absolutely love it when readers contact me. Please excuse my not just listing my email here, but … Continue reading
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The Hard Facts: Friends and Money Do Mix
“A study of 10,000 U.S. students over a period of 35 years suggests the wealthiest people are those that had the most friends at school. Each extra schoolfriend added 2% to the salary.” (BBC New Magazine, March 3, 2009) There … Continue reading
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A Blog Eat Blog World? Not Really
When I first started this blog, I figured it would be a solitary endeavor—just little ol’ me, typing away behind a computer screen, hoping that some reader in cyberland might happen across my site. I was blogging to chronicle my … Continue reading
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Working Hard or Hardly Working
Last month, I wrote about how important it is to have friends at work. If you missed that post, and don’t feel like going back to check it out, let me sum it up: Very. But once we understand that, … Continue reading
Filed under BFFs and Work
