Advice, Tips, and Information on Friendship

As the daughter of an emotionally absent mother, I struggled to trust other women. I worried about being vulnerable and opening up to them, fearing they would deny my feelings just like my mom always had. These 10 strategies helped me overcome my worries and build strong female friendships.

Happy New Year! As always, it's time for us to sit down, figure out what we really want, and go for it. If you're looking to improve your life, here is my first article on a great new year resolution.

Do you have no friends or very few? Do you have a hard time meeting new people, and are the people around you not very close to you? Here's what might be going on.

Do you worry sometimes that the people around you aren't offering genuine friendship? Learn the signs of a fake friend and spare yourself the toxic drama.

What to do when a cherished friendship goes wrong. How to start making things right.

Ending a friendship is painful but often necessary and sometimes even empowering. It may be a way to take a stand and look out for yourself. From using you as a therapist to always showing up late to not being there in your time of need, find out when it's time to bid adieu to a friend.

Do you suspect that you might have a jealous friend bringing you down? Here are some not-so-obvious signs of jealousy to help you figure it out.

We all want to improve ourselves and become better people. In the process, we would like to meet like-minded people and make new friends. Here are four principles of communication that will set you apart from the crowd and make you a magnet for new friends.

Do you suspect that your friend is using you? Sometimes it may not be clear whether someone is a user or they genuinely want to get to know you. Check out some of the signs here.

What are friends with benefits? Can friends with benefits work as a relationship?

A toxic friend will waste your time while they are throwing their life away. You don't share similar interests and you find them boring because they aren't educated. This true story shows how to move on.

Is your friend a success and it's suddenly bothering you? Are you wondering how to stop being jealous of your friend once and for all? Take a look at these nine ways to keep the rivalry at bay.

Unfortunately, people don't necessarily broadcast their true intentions, so any of us can be fooled by a phony person wanting to get closer to us. Protect yourself from phony people by learning the 12 signs that you're dealing with someone who is fake.

Great people will cross our paths, stay a while, and define our lives through the impact of their friendship. It can be devastating when we must end these friendships. The process is never easy.

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On days when the sense of happiness needs a boost, reading this page will remind me or anyone else of the pleasurable feelings that can result from visiting old friends. Feelings of worth and more!