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Some Recent Books About Women’s Friendships

Our piles of to-be-read books are very high, like we imagine yours are. But we’d love to add some books that dig into the beauty (or pain) of our friendships with one another. Check out these books that talk about women’s friendships. (We only wish we’d read all of these!) If you get a chance […]

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Learning About Friendship with a Visit to the Playground

In scrolling through our Facebook timeline we came upon a post, written by a co-worker, describing an afternoon with her daughter in the elementary school playground. It touched our hearts and reminded us that, even in adulthood, many of our friendships (or lack thereof) are reminiscent of kids making friends in the playground. With permission, here […]

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TMW You Realize the Value Of A Friendship May Be In The $$$

Our friendship began in school, as many friendships do. We had at least one thing in common at the start, having just left one phase of our lives behind and entering the unknown of the next level of learning. For me and a friend we’ll call Karen, it was as freshmen in high school, a […]

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Fight Club: Surviving an argument with your bestie

We’ve all been there. If you have friends, at some point you will disagree with each other. Or get on each other’s nerves. Or one of you will do something thoughtless. An argument with your best friend doesn’t mean the friendship is over. But it does mean you may have to deal with uncomfortable feelings.  […]

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Growing up/apart in Ghost World

In the cult favorite Ghost World (2001), best friends and recent high school graduates (well, kind of) Enid and Rebecca, go from an intimate friendship to practical strangers. As they grow into their own, they realize that their friendship is fading. Rebecca continues to work towards their original dream of living in an apartment together, […]