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Friends Friendship 101

Friendology: Not A Course, Although That Could Have Been Helpful

Let’s play a short game of Jeopardy! for a moment. The category you’ve selected is Science, and the answer is: According to a recent study, its common themes are: pleasure, reciprocity, commitment, voluntary, and mutual respect Sounds very relationship oriented, doesn’t it? And, since you are reading this under the banner of Project BFF, you […]

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Self-improvement

You Change Your Friends, Your Friends Change You

Your friends can change and influence your life in many different ways, sometimes wonderful, sometimes… maybe not so much. But either way, as we spend time with friends, we begin to adopt their behaviors, turns of phrase, and they adopt ours. So, we’ve compiled a list of ways you influence your friends and how, in […]

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Movies Popular culture

Female Friendships in Clueless

While the classic movie, Clueless, may come off as a romantic comedy centered around spoiled Beverly Hills teens, the movie’s feminist undertones and focus on female friendship have become increasingly clearer over the years. The movie’s main character, Cher Horowitz, is introduced to us as a ditzy rich girl who’s life seems like a “Noxema commercial”. But, […]

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Time

One Day = 24 Hours. How many hours do our friends receive?

Wow. How did the author of this article (and the book from which it’s excerpted) get into our heads? Was it through mind-reading? By listening in on our conversations? Or, could it be that we aren’t alone in voicing frustration over not having enough time in a day to focus on relationships with our friends? […]

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Music

Eight All-Female Groups You Need to Know

If you’re on the lookout for new music, and want to give your support to female artists, now (and always) is the perfect time to do so! For decades, all-female groups have made an impact on the world in general, and music in particular. The article, Leaders of the Pack: A History of Girl Groups, takes […]