Friendships are rarely our primary relationships; and this can be difficult to navigate for some friends.
Category: Friendship 101
When a Friend Dies
The death of a friend can be particularly hard because we don’t get the same level of support for grieving friends.
Friends in the Time of Virus
Humans are social animals. And we need to maintain our friendships, especially at this difficult time.
Text Me When You Get Home: The Proof of the Power of Friendships
We look forward to evenings out with our best female friends for many reasons. These gatherings are a reward after a long week at work, or a welcome change of scenery from managing our household and its occupants (spouses, kids, pets and more), or caregiving of parents or other relatives and friends. This gathering of…
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…
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. …
Workplace Friendships
When it comes to the workplace, seeing the difference between friends and coworkers can be confusing. But through different bonding experiences, we can create real friendships, eight hours at a time. If you’re working closely with someone during your shift, it’s important to create a dialogue that goes further than the usual “How are you?”…
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…
Supporting Friends Over the Holidays
Supporting your friends this season is probably – no, definitely – the most important gift you can give them for the holidays. So we’ve come up with four ways to make this season special for your chosen family. 1. Friendsgiving Creating your own holiday traditions with friends is a fun way to include everyone in…
Using Love Language to Prioritize Friendships
How do we communicate our appreciation for the friends in our lives? As life gets busy and schedules no longer match up, we don’t always have the opportunity in person to show we care, but we have to find new ways to prioritize these relationships in times of stress. We’ve been thinking a lot recently…