Friends and Peers

Friends can be a blessing that morphs into a curse without your even realising it. When that happens, it may be best to discontinue the relationship, for both your sakes. These are just some situations where you may feel the…
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A true friendship may not need a whole lot of apologizing. In fact, once you become really close to someone, there are quite a few situations where you would have the need to apologize in order to maintain the silent…
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Even though it may seem like a scene from your favorite show or movie, unfortunately it can happen in real life as well. Your best friend  has stolen your boyfriend. What to do then? What to do if your best…
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Everyone has had them – those friends whose presence makes you groan under your breath. However, on the whole, you appreciate them for what they bring to your life…or do you? If you have a friend who seems to affect…
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People who are impatient tend to be a little selfish too. They cannot wait to get help and do not mind disregarding the schedules of others. Having friends like this can be a real bother. Sometimes people simply do not…
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A shy colleague is not easy to deal with. This is a type of colleague that needs special attention and care. With a little help, things can go well though. All you need to do is being willing to follow…
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First impressions are very powerful. The first time an individual encounters another person goes a long way in determining the nature of their interactions from that time forward. The images, thoughts, and feelings that are associated with an initial meeting…
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If a friend was to tell you that you looked awful in something you had chosen to wear, chances are that you would feel bad about it. You may not agree with that friend, but it may make you second…
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If you were to go through your life trusting no one, what kind of life would that be? As a child, perhaps you wouldn’t trust your mother to help you to learn to swim. As a teen, perhaps you wouldn’t…
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Friends are partners in crime, confidants and fountains of encouragement. They can bring you up when you are down and make you laugh like there is no tomorrow. There is a special bond between friends that neither time nor distance…
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It’s very easy to put trust in friends as a higher priority than trust in family. Often in relationships, one takes for granted that family members are not people chosen, but people who are just a part of their lives….
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The only thing worse than not trusting people is being too trusting. There’s certainly a fine line between the two, the struggle of being too closed is just as bad as being too open. A true friend will help you…
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Overly nosey people often come disguised as good friends. This isn’t always the case. Real friends won’t pry into your business. They will wait until you are ready to talk to them about whatever you need to. Nosey people only…
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In my life, I learned the hard way about keeping very few, close friends. I suffered through an embarrassing, four years of high school because I tried to make every person I met my friend. I knew the first names…
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If your a teen and you are always going along with your friends decisions without thinking it through first than you are a victim of peer pressure. If your a teen and you go along with your friends because your…
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FRIENDSHIP IS A TWO WAY STREET: There is a difference between being friendly and being a friend. A friend is someone you can depend on and trust, someone you enjoy sharing with and who can depend on, trust and share…
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Many people are not happy with their bosses. More often than not, they complain that they are not understood and respected enough by them. Other times they claim that they try too hard to be patient with their bosses, because…
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There is a significant difference between a friend and a true friend although it may be difficult to see this at first. You may believe that you have many true friends but then over time they shock you and you…
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I have groups of “friends” that I go out with. Most of them are from work and we get together to do things like bowl, shoot pool, or go to a karaoke bar. These are fun excursions; particularly since we…
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There are many people who try manipulation to get their way in life and usually these individuals are well-practiced in disguising it. There are a few particular behaviours and characteristics that you may discover if you are in any form…
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Manipulation is a candy-coated form of bullying. Sheathed in sugary sweetness, manipulation asks or tells you to do something that, on the surface, seems perfectly innocent – yet you get the distinct, persistent sense that something’s not quite right. You suspect…
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A true friend supports, encourages and empathizes, but does not interfere. If your friend asks your advice about his/her relationship, you can rest assured doubts are already in place and further input from you will not add anything and might…
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Your high school years were the best of your life. You were happy and had big plans for your life. Friendships were formed that were destined to last into adulthood and you cannot believe how fast the time flew by….
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When faced with the dilemma of telling a friend that her husband is having an affair, you also face the possibility of losing that friendship. It’s a tough call, but what they don’t want to hear from someone they know…
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One of the key components of a happy and fulfilled life is having friends. Without friends, a person’s interactions with others are limited to family, strangers, and people that are known only through some limited or required relationship. Friendships are…
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Friends give many things to other friends, the most important of these being comfort, understanding, and a shoulder. It has been stated that you’re only friends with someone if they’re giving you something you need and sticking to that ideal one…
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There is nothing better than spending time with good friends. The laughter, the tears and day to day life that is shared among friends create memories that last a lifetime. Close friends are that handful or fewer that know everything…
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It happens over and over; you meet someone online who seems to be just like you or someone you have a lot in common with. Too bad they live clear across the country or world from you. You hang out…
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Well-meaning but nosy friends may not realize that they are taking their desire to know to the level of being nosy. In order to improve the situation and reduce the level of nosiness, there are a few tips for dealing…
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When a close colleague is fired, it’s upsetting. You may have become accustomed to their smiling face in the workplace, or you may even feel that what happened wasn’t justified. It may also increase your workload because a missing member…
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