Monthly Archives: May 2011
Who Are Our Best Friends?
I have this theory about couples. I think they come in two varieties: Carbon copies or perfect complements. Some romantic duos are pretty similar. They can seem like male and female (or male and male, female and female… you get … Continue reading
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BFF Bill of Rights: Part Two
Yesterday I put out a call for your nominations to the BFF Bill of Rights, inspired by a chapter in Mindy Kaling’s Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). Some of Kaling’s “best friend rights and responsibilities” are: … Continue reading
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The Best Friend Bill of Rights
A while back I mentioned how excited I am for Mindy Kaling’s Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). Yesterday, as if someone up there was looking out for me, a hearty excerpt of the book was posted online. … Continue reading
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The Hard Facts: Is Twitter Chatter Ruining Friendships?
It’s Research Wednesday! Where I share the latest, or most fascinating, in the science of friendship. “The shortcomings of social media would not bother me awfully if I did not suspect that Facebook friendship and Twitter chatter are displacing real … Continue reading
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Growing Our Separate Ways
Ok. Now that we’ve all seen Bridesmaids (more or less) can we commence discussions? When I first wrote about the movie I had seen a sneak preview, and was happy to give a glimpse into the competition between the Kristen … Continue reading
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What’s a Little Secret Between Friends?
As much as I embrace teeny bopper culture (and considering I have a lifesize High School Musical poster in my cubicle—which, I repeat, was not put there by me—we can probably agree that I embrace it very much), I actually … Continue reading
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Going Off The Friendship Deep End
You know those guys (ahem, Barney Stinson) who see every girl as a possible conquest? Who forget that sometimes a friendly conversation is just a friendly conversation? I think I’m becoming one of them. Last night I had one of … Continue reading
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When Infidelity Strikes…
Infidelity is front and center these days. Ahnold has made sure of that. It seems that every six months or so, another story like this hits the news. Eliot. Tiger. John. Arnold. At book club last night, the question came … Continue reading
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The Hard Facts: The Pain of Rejection
It’s Research Wednesday! Where I share the latest, or most fascinating, in the science of friendship. “New research suggests that the same areas in the brain that signify physical pain are activated at the moments of intense social loss.” (“Rejection May … Continue reading
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Friend Flirting
It’s not really a thing, friend flirting. Not yet, at least. But here’s the definition of flirting, according to my laptop dictionary: “Behaving as though attracted to or trying to attract someone, but for amusement rather than with serious intentions.” I would take issue with the … Continue reading
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