It is not too clear whether adversity begets friends but, apparently it does beget quite a bevy of acquaintances. The Bible states that “a friend is meant for adversity”. To my understanding that means although adversity may not likely be…
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As much as I love babies, I would never suggest bringing one to a movie theater. I’d rather stay home myself and mind the child, even if it meant missing the movie. If I didn’t have the option of staying…
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Apologizing to anyone is difficult. When the apology has to be given to a good friend, it is worse. The risk that the friendship could sustain further damage from a botched apology looms large. The level of guilt from whatever…
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Broken friendships can’t always be mended, but they can at least be understood.  Not being friends with someone suddenly, can be particularly hard, when you are on the receiving end and don’t understand what has happened to create such a rift. However,…
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For the introvert, the state of their being is not a lonely, disappointing existence where they are just waiting for someone to reach out and befriend them. At least, it’s not that way for me. The only problem that I…
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As the old saying goes, You are known by the company that you keep. People are drawn to the wrong type of friends for many reasons. Often when adults are drawn to the wrong type of friends they are looking…
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I think of Lynn. Lynn was a great guy. He was a wonderful man. He was my best friend. He was black and I am white. When I fisrt met him, I didn’t like black people at all. It didn’t…
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What is a friend?  There are many definitions to many of us and the definitions are not going to be a same.  We are all going to look at one another and say, “Hey friend, can you spare a dime?”…
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True friendships are not disposable, but they do sometimes naturally fizzle out. This is often no ones fault. It has more to do with life changes which alters the friendship from what it used to be into something less tangible….
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It is better by far to have no friends at all than to have a toxic one. In the same way that you would not drink the drain cleaner under your kitchen sink, you shouldn’t engage in relationships with people…
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Psycho-geomtrics is a tool that professionals use to learn more about personality traits, thinking styles, and learning traits. It’s a tool that fiction writers use when creating characters so they appeal to different readers and express different types of personalities….
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Taking a relationship slowly and being friends are different things. “Dating”, in the traditional sense of going out on dates, means taking time to get to know the person before committing to a relationship, but it’s understood that there is…
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So you had too much to drink last night, and now you have to get up for work. But you’re feeling like you got run over by a truck because of that nasty hangover. Your head feels like its in…
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I don’t think I’ve ever been anyone’s ‘best’ friend, and in my circle of friends, none stick out as my ‘very best’. I like it that way. I have lots of ‘best’ friends. Whomever I happen to be with at…
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I can be grouped under the same umbrella of individuals who prefer one special friend to countless not-so-close acquaintances. The justification for this is simple friendship requires attachment and attachment requires time, emotional availability, and sincere compassion. It would be…
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Helping a friend when you believe they are in an unhealthy relationship, is difficult, and should be approached with extreme caution. If your relationship is strong enough to put up with the type of scrutiny helping a friend out of…
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The word “toxic” is literally defined as poisonous. When you describe a friend as “toxic,” it generally means that some aspect of this person’s personality or behavior is detrimental to those around him or her. Often, it can be difficult…
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They were all tall, willowy and beautiful as if they had simply materialised off the front cover of a popular fashion magazine. Heads turned, cars stopped and catcalls were always the norm everytime we decided to go out somewhere. Strangely…
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You don’t need pills or magic bachelor tricks to avoid a hangover after a night of heavy drinking. Avoiding a hangover is all about a little preventative medicine during and after your night of liquor and fun. A hangover is…
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The best way to resist bullying is by not being a target. What makes a target for a bully? Those who are different from the norm are often the targets of bullies. Too short, too fat, too smart, not smart…
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