You know the feeling. You’ve become part of a group of friends who get together regularly, and there are plans in the works for dinner, drinks, a day trip, etc. It sounds good at the time but, as the day approaches, you decide to bail at the last minute. And, it’s not the first time […]
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 […]
When your friend is going through a hard time, it can be difficult to understand the best way to support them. They might open up to you and in trying to relate through personal experience (as we sometimes find ourselves doing), you can push them away by seeming self-absorbed. Recently, we’ve realized that,for different situations, […]
One of the consistently fun and enlightening aspects of spotting topical and interesting content for our Project BFF audience is discovering how frequently scientists and researchers study the unique characteristics and social impacts of friendship. And, we’re fairly confident that we’ve only located the tip of the scientific iceberg on this kind of information! This […]
When there hasn’t been a big blowout, a fight through tears followed by a “never hit me up ever again,” how do we know that a friendship is over? Sure, we grow apart as we get older and our priorities change, even just as we make new friends that we feel closer to, but does […]