Are married women the common denominator for friendship affliction, and are single friends constantly at a disadvantage? I want to start off by saying – as a married woman (though with no children) – I can actually understand the argument being made by single friends. The issue being that many single women are feeling exiled […]
Do certain characteristics of a bad friend tend to get brushed under the rug, or is one extreme simply favored over the other? When we highlight unacceptable characteristics of a bad friend, we usually gravitate towards things such as infrequent or slow response time and no or low effort. I want to be clear in
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Is true friendship based on a constant, equal effort, or are one-sided fluctuations normal? If you’re in a heavily one-sided friendship, the red flags will be big, loud and in your face. I also want to preface by saying that friendships, among all relationship types, will teeter-totter in level of effort and individual capacity. Meaning,
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Yes, Love bombing in friendship does exist – it’s a real thing! We didn’t think that was solely applied to dating, did we? All relationship types can experience Love bombing, even familial ones, not just romantic relationships. That leads us to question what exactly this may look like, and whether or not it differs from
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Are low maintenance friends always a bad thing? As I entered my 30’s, I started noticing a bit of a shift. This shift also became more apparent as I grew stronger in my faith, but mainly what seemed to change were my personal ideals for real friendship in life. I couldn’t exactly describe what this
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Can an unhealthy or toxic friendship be fixed? The short answer is yes, of course it can. But I can’t just leave it at that, because that answer doesn’t account for what fixing or repairing entails. So the long answer is that, ultimately, it depends. It’s important to note that this post doesn’t necessarily unpack
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I think this applies to literally everyone, because we could all benefit from being a better friend. That doesn’t mean we are expected to meet perfection, no-no, but I am saying that we can all take a step back and a step up now and then. There are every day ways to be a better
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In a culture where our social connections are increasingly or mostly derived from the online world, finding real, true friends is difficult. It has made friendship more complicated, especially in adulthood. In a more modern, tech-at-our-fingertips-based social environment where we crave instant, limitless connectivity, there are signs they are not your friend… because they only
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If you have a fake friend, or frenemy in your friendship circle, they’ll seem genuine on the outside when, really, they’re actually quite parasitic. Again, seemingly harmless on the outside but can actually be doing unforeseen and unexpected damage. There are some pretty dead giveaways, and I’m giving you 10 easy examples on how to
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Straight up, I hate social media now more than ever. Do I use it? Yes, but I’ve only grown to see how barren, tainted and useless it truly is. I literally only have a FB account for the Marketplace, but if I’m honest, I’m always one click away from deleting every account. While the title
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