Monthly Archives: November 2010
Remembering Where You Came From
Over the weekend I read a recent friendship best-seller, The Girls From Ames. It’s basically a biography of a forty-year friendship between 11 girls—who became 10 women—who’ve been besties since growing up together in Iowa. Every year, the ladies get … Continue reading
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker…
Welcome back from the turkey haze. My holiday involved bourbon-infused mashed sweet potatoes covered in marshmallows and two different types of apple pie. I hope you all were so lucky. Matt and I stayed at his brother’s house, and, over … Continue reading
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Muchas Gracias
It’s Research Wednesday! Where I share the latest, or most fascinating, in the science of friendship. “Adults who frequently feel grateful have more energy, more optimism, more social connections and more happiness than those who do not, according to studies … Continue reading
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The Future of Mortal Enemies
I am aware that I posted about an issue raised by my TV BFFs, the How I Met Your Mother gang, just last week. I tried to avoid the show’s grip today, I really did. But I can’t stop thinking … Continue reading
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How To Win Her Back
Last night a reader wrote a really heartbreaking comment on this blog post about best friend breakups. The topic pushes a lot of buttons. In fact, the post in question was one of the most popular on this blog. Everyone … Continue reading
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The Best Friend I Never Had
When I was in third grade, each kid in my class wrote to a student in China. We were trying to meet pen pals. I don’t remember if I ever heard back from my new Chinese BFF, but I can … Continue reading
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How I Met Your BFF
Who saw How I Met Your Mother this week? It was a veritable BFF gold mine. First, there was the Lily-Robin storyline, about the very motherhood-and-friendship conundrum we discussed last week. Then there was a side plot about Ted and … Continue reading
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The Hard Facts: Living Single
It’s Research Wednesday! Where I share the latest, or most fascinating, in the science of friendship. “One of the most remarkable facts to emerge from [the 2000] census is that one out of every four households consists of one person … Continue reading
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A Man’s World
In all the time I’ve written about having work BFFs, I’ve taken for granted one vital piece of information: I work with almost all women. Every job I’ve held has been in an office inhabited predominantly by females. Such is … Continue reading
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The Wedding Gift Question
I got married over a year ago. Which means, in theory, I should have received gifts from everyone on our guest list. I have not. This isn’t a huge surprise. With every wedding there are some guests who don’t deliver. … Continue reading
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