Being an introvert comes with its perks, but boy-oh-boy does it come with its downsides too! One of the most challenging things for an introvert to do: making new friends. For a true introvert, putting oneself out there can be absolute torture. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be. There are places […]
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When we are young, we often think of having many friends as being a measure of personal value or worth. One thing that we realize as we grow older is that the number of friends you have doesn’t really reflect on you as a person or on your worth. In fact, having a large group
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I have often told people that my partner is both my best friend and potentially my worst enemy. That in itself is very telling. Being in love with and dating my best friend has its perks, don’t get me wrong, but over the years, I have learned that there are definite disadvantages and drawbacks to
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Friendship is a strange and wonderful thing. Over the years, the concept of human friendships has been pondered, picked apart, and even scientifically and psychologically studied. One thing is for certain, life with friends is a whole lot better than life without it. Over the years, various myths and misconceptions about friendship have popped up
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It’s the modern age and it seems as if anything goes, doesn’t it? In my time, the whole concept of “friends with benefits” was born, and it seems to have flourished. Having a FWB (friends with benefits) can be tempting, especially if you are lonely. Let’s be honest; we all have needs! Nobody judges…but what
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Have you ever found yourself deeply ensconced in a friendship when you suddenly realize that it’s toxic? Yup, many of us have! The reality is that as we grow as individuals, our friendships need to grow and change too. If they don’t, we can find ourselves in friendships that no longer add value to our
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Having a friend (or friends) is undoubtedly a comforting thing. With friends, you have a group of “your” people. You can share ideas openly with like-minded individuals and get positive feedback. But is that all that friendship is all about? I believe that friendship is about a whole lot more. If you already have a
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It’s easy to think that having friends is always a good thing. We watch movies about big social scenes; society brainwashes us into thinking that having friends is normal and not having friends is indicative of something wrong, and we generally feel left out when we don’t have friends. So, that must mean that having friends is
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Living alone in a luxury apartment, in a prime city space, is the dream for many. Unfortunately, living the dream doesn’t come cheap, and for most people, it means paying over as much as 40% to 50% of their income. If you’re not excited about the prospect of shelling out hundreds or thousands of dollars
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The male-female platonic friendship discussion has been going on for quite some time now. Is it really possible for a platonic male-female friendship to work? The reality is that friendships can work, but a lot of the success of such a friendship comes down to how you handle yourself around your friend of the opposite
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