Friendships, like most relationships, have a life span ranging from the start to finish, with maintenance in between.
Category: Making new friends
Friendships when you’re shy
Making friends is about spending time and sharing interests. It doesn’t happen right away for most people. And, by understanding your shyness, and being open to change, it is possible to make new friends.
11 Truths About Friendship Every Girl Needs to Know
Knowing what you do today, it’s interesting to consider what kind of friendship advice you would give to your young self or the young women currently in your life.
Making Friends Who Don’t Look Like Us
Acquiring friends of different races means we need to be thoughtful and make a choice to be diverse in who we become friends with.
An Ode to the Friends of Our Friends
Many of us have good friends who have good friends we know of. We hear stories about them and their lives—when they succeed, when they struggle—because those things affect our friend. On social media, we see photos of our friend with the other people in their lives, at the beach, on vacation, picking kids up…
Having BFFs at Work: A Benefit the Recruiting Brochure Probably Didn’t Mention
Do you have a best friend at work? This question, according to Gallup, is the most controversial question the analytics company has ever asked in 30 years of workplace engagement research. Apparently, it gets a rise out of bosses who don’t believe friendships should have anything to do with a company’s bottom line. The article…
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…
Turning Conversation Into Friendship
We all know it can be hard to turn words into actions. But, when it comes to making new friendships, it’s necessary to go from conversations, to hanging out, to then becoming better friends with those around you. One concrete way of doing this is to simply ask them to hang out and spend time…
Anxiety Alert: Making New Friends Edition
Everyone experiences anxiety at some point in their life. It’s a primitive emotion, similar to fear, and its job is to help us take care of ourselves. We may feel anxious before a big job interview or a date or a test. It’s a temporary feeling and its role in those instances is to help us prepare….