Developing intimate friendships in childhood is important, given the critical role friendships play in social and personal identity, social support, and physical and psychological well-being. Studies show healthy relationships can suppress levels of cortisol (a stress hormone) during stressful times,…...
As we get older, we come to value friendship differently than we once did when we were children. Recently, a friend of mine was very upset because she realized that many of the people she called friends, really weren’t. They…...
My grandfather once said, “If you can count your true friends on one hand, consider yourself lucky.” Sounds strange I suppose, but as I get older, this statement makes more and more sense. In a world of social media, forming…...
This morning I had a highly thought provoking discussion about female friendships versus male friendships with my mom. It started, however, with a discussion about the differences between men managers and female managers and the challenges women face in management…...
One of the worst dynamics that can kill a friendship is jealousy. If one friend is jealous of the other, it inevitably can ruin the friendship, or at least negatively impact it. Sometimes, however, when a friend is jealous, and…...
I’ve often looked at friendships portrayed on some of my favorite television shows and wondered how realistic they are. For instance, the friendships on Friends, Sex and the City, How I Met Your Mother and a new favorite, Cougar Town,…...
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