Monthly Archives: June 2010
The Hard Facts: Getting Better With Age
It’s Research Wednesday! Where I share the latest, or most fascinating, in the science of friendship. “Older adults report better marriages, more supportive friendships and less conflict with children and siblings. … While physical and cognitive abilities decline with … Continue reading
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The Cost of Friendship
Last month I taught my second course in How to Find a New BFF. In Friend Finding 201, we discussed the importance of saying yes. As I explained back then, becoming a “yes girl” (except for the one time I … Continue reading
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“Buy Her a Beer, That’s the Reason You’re Here…”
Maybe some of you remember this Coors Light commercial from some years back (click through to watch the video if you’re in a feed). The brief-but-brilliant ditty immortalized the mighty wingman, who is defined by the very official Wikipedia as … Continue reading
Excuse Me While I Remove My Dentures and Pop In My Hearing Aid
On Wednesday night—after I was released from my office basement where I was held for a tornado watch—I met a potential new friend for dinner. That’s right, I will drive through hell or high water…or twisters!…for a girl-date. Dedication people. … Continue reading
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Laugh It Off
Yesterday, as I was doing my daily blog reading, I came across a post that gave me pause. Lisa wrote about a piece of research from The Happiness Project, a book that I’ve found plenty of occasion to quote myself. … Continue reading
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Do Stand So Close to Me
It’s Research Wednesday! Where I share the latest, or most fascinating, in the science of friendship. “People are exponentially more likely to form a relationship—to click—with people who live or work close by. Even passive contacts can be a powerful … Continue reading
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In Time of Crisis, Make Friends
As hard as I tried (which was only medium hard), I didn’t make a new BFF in Vegas. Didn’t even meet a potential one. There was a brief chat with a girl who couldn’t find her way to the pool, … Continue reading
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I’m Talking Butterflies and All….
I have a girl crush. On the saleswoman at an overpriced-but-fabulous boutique in my neighborhood. She’s tall and thin and pretty. She has great clothes. When I stopped in her store the weekend I went wedding dress shopping, I showed … Continue reading
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What Happens in Vegas…
That’s right. I’m in Vegas baby! Every year my family takes a trip to what is apparently a really cool and hot city—I wouldn’t know since I never leave the casino. It seems I come from a long line of … Continue reading
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Warning: No BFFs Allowed
Oh my gosh. I need to stop writing this blog right this minute. According to today’s New York Times, the Best Friend is over. What I am searching for does not exist. Or should not. In our modern Mean Girls, … Continue reading
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