Friends and Peers

When you move into a new house or apartment, the sooner you become acquainted with your neighbors, the sooner you will truly feel at home. Some of your new neighbors might take the initiative and come by to introduce themselves….
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We humans are social creatures that function best in community.  Therefore, gaining the respect of our peers is important to most of us.  Many people think that blending in with their peers will bring them respect.  But that doesn’t work. …
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Misery loves company and negative people want to make other people around them negative as well. By making others like them, negative people feel less alone and less bad for themselves, as they are not the only ones being miserable….
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Having your ex as a friend can be both a good thing and a not so good thing. A few things have to be factored in. First are you single now?  If so something caused the demise of the relationship.  Take…
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Have you ever noticed that when you turn to your friends or even your family, that the advice given doesn’t always turn out to be the best for you? This happens because the people that care about you most, sometimes…
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Some people make friends easily. But there are those who just don’t know how to make friends. If you have difficulties making friends, you might want to try the following simple ways people have successfully used to make new friends….
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Moving into a new neighborhood can be an exciting time but it may be a little lonely if you don’t know anyone in the area. Meeting new people should really be a cautionary process as you could well end up becoming…
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Being a good friend is not a difficult task to accomplish. A good friend has one simple rule of thumb and that is treat your friend how you want that friend to treat you. * Don’t use your friend. Even…
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Passive aggressive behavior can be very stressful to the person on the receiving end of this ill attempt at communication. If you have ever experienced this, you know that after awhile the behavior gets old and can suck the life…
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Whether you have a small wedding budget, or simply plan to scamper off with your spouse to be and have a private wedding alone, telling a friend that you are not inviting them to your wedding can feel hard. Friends…
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Μaking new friends is not always easy. Some people seem to have no problem developing relationships with new people, while some others seem to be extremely selective when it comes to the people they call their friends. If you want to…
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It can be so hard when you are friends with a couple and then you hear that they are getting divorced. You almost feel like you have to take sides and yet you can not decide who you feel is…
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Patience is a virtue, as the old adage goes. However, it doesn’t matter how patient you are if you have a friend who is impatient all the time; sooner or later, she will drive you insane. Rather than wait until…
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All of us would want our husband to love our best friend. It is only natural to want the people we love the most to get along. We allow ourselves to dream of countless evenings together, filled with laughter and…
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It’s surprising how many people don’t get it. The message comes over loud and clear when you look at the logic of why you need to accept who you are in order to foster friendships. How can you expect people…
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Good friend Bad Roommate. I moved in with a good friend of mine. Things went pretty smoothly for a while. We watched lots of movies and hung out quite a bit together usually having fun. However, troubled started with a…
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Oh my gosh, where do I begin? I have the perfect story for this subject.I work in a hosiery mill, and for 5 years I worked in the finishing plant before I landed the job that I have now. Now,…
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There was once an office worker who was rushing to get an important memo copied and distributed before closing time. He rushed to the copying machine with only minutes to spare, to find it was out of order. He let…
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Jerks are tough to take, especially in the workplace where you cannot give them a real piece of your mind! Instead, you carefully need to pick your battles with such people, while avoiding conflict as much as you can. Below…
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People usually try to hide from Know-it-Alls, and yet what they want most in life is some attention. There are usually a few types of know-it-all colleagues in an office setting:  1. The ones who really do know their stuff:…
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Dealing with inflexible colleagues can be very frustrating. There are those who complain constantly about everything, or those who refuse to be team players. There are also those who want to be in charge and put their two cents in…
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The workers in an office are like a sponge. When one is in a bad mood, the rest will often follow suit – especially if said first employee is depressed for a reason that’s bad for them all. How do…
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Every office and workplace has them, annoying coworkers that everyone hates to see walk into their cubicle. They talk loudly and incessantly, waste your time, and leave with a parting rumor about the boss. Loud talkers tell you personal details…
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Life and work are full of people that do things that get on your last nerve. Over the years I have noticed something very important about what makes someone annoying. The grand revelation is….You. It’s true, if someone is completely…
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No matter how even tempered you are there are going to be times when you will get angry at work. How you handle it is very important.  The reasons we usually are aware of anger in our work relationships is…
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The most important concept for getting along with people you dislike is what psychologists call “compartmentalizing.”  You take little bits of anything positive you can discover about the person and file them away in a special compartment in your brain. …
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Did you know that only 50% of people are happy in their jobs according to a recent survey by an international executive quiz? The bad economy isn’t the only thing responsible. Yes, it’s the people we work with! All those…
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Most people want to be popular because we all like to be liked. The first step is to make sure that we like other people and show it. There are several ways to show that we like and can get…
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The trick to dealing with an annoying co-worker is to not obsess over him or her. The ulcer you get will be with you long after you have forgotten their name. Everyone at some time or another has worked with…
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We can all dislike people for many different reasons;sometimes we think they’re out right fake, phony, stuck up, kiss ups, irritating, self centered, egotistical, racists, chauvinistic, disgusting or painfully obnoxious, the list can go on and on. Even if your feelings aren’t…
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