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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As we rush around over many busy days and weeks, there’s often little time to just stop and immerse ourselves in some else’s story. And sometimes, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — more satisfying than settling in with a good book. It’s just a little getaway you give to yourself. And whether it’s in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Helping a Friend Through Hard Times
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, […]