The friendship fix : the complete guide to choosing, losing, and keeping up with your friends /
We've heard the path to fulfillment has much to do with relationships. But while it' s often thought that for young women, it's all about finding the right man, real women beg to differ. It's friendships that are at the heart of happiness. Unfortunately, they' re also at the...
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New York :
Thomas Dunne Books,
[2011]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Friends: who needs 'em?
- What kind of friend are you? And what kind is right for you?
- Oh, the technology! How Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, blogs, and text messaging are changing who is near and who is dear
- When you can no longer bond over bad chili: making friends in the post-college era
- Friends and work: like oil and water, or oil and fire?
- Tit for tat: being a better friend so as to get better friends back
- When life changes: how to keep friendships going without having to buy stock in an airline, watch people make out, or dine only at restaurants with animatronic gorillas
- When sex gets in the way: friendships with exes, and the lines between love and that kind of love
- Family friends, family as friends, and friends as family: how to navigate the ties that bind without being bound
- When friendships go south
- When it's something more serious: psych issues, bad patterns, and getting more help
- Making real friendships a priority in changing times.