Friends and Peers

Nathan and I are just friends. And I could never imagine it being different. He and I love each other, but not in the way that a lot of other guys and girls do. We’ve never liked each other and…
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I’m a firm believer in the small group of friends having had both at different points of my life. Large groups are all well and good but I prefer the close relationships that a small group offers. And everyone in…
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My two favorite “F” words, Friendship & Forever. A good friendship will last along time. I have been very fortunate to have three great friends for seventeen years. That in my eyes is a long time, It’s lasted more than…
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Why read more into something when you have a good thing right in front of you. Girls and guys can be in the greatest friendship there is and I know because I am in one. I believe that it is…
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Why Do Women Hate On Each Other Lately, in today’s society, I have noticed a lot of changes in women and even in myself. Our generation of women, I have to admit is a hot mess. Why are we always…
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I can’t change what happened between us, Dear God I wish I couldI wish that I could undo what it wasI thought from my heart of the pain that you must have feltI thought deeply about it as I bent…
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As complex as human beings are, the reasons why some people want to control the lives of others are as varied as the persons themselves. In my experience, the reasons range from greed, self esteem issues, lack of identity, compensation…
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I grew up listening and believing in adage ‘Do unto others what you want the others to do unto you’.So most of the time I imagine what I would appreciate, and then find ways to do those things for others.However…
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A good person exhibits the characteristics of goodness. Most definitions of goodness include; virtue, kindness, generosity, and benevolence. This list could be endless, but the result would be the same. The constant factor would invariably be that recognition of goodness…
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Can you tell if a person is good or bad by just looking at them? Your answer might be yes, no, or a little of both. The way a person looks often gives a fairly decent first impression of who…
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I was running into the building the other day, my hands dripping with groceries, and my 7 month old baby adorned on my hip. I reached the door, unable to open it, and noticed someone standing at the elevator. Fortunately,…
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A good person works at bringing out the best in other people. When dealing with others they look at the entire person and is not misled by outward appearances. A good person probably does not know themnselves to be good….
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Most times, it’s easy to see the line distinguishing friendship from love. It’s clearly marked in your friendships with old school mates, child-hood friends and life-time friends. But sometimes, in a rare moment and this is in my experience, that…
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Why not? Society acts as though men and women who are just friends is an impossible task. People seem to think if a man and woman have a close friendship, they have to be having a sexual relationship. Our society…
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There are many tried and tested theories when it comes to meeting people and introducing yourself to the world. Shaking hands, air kisses, a slap on the back; while all viable but perhaps inappropriate when meeting for the first time,…
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The word,”friend”, is used to define an active, mutually satisfying relationship. Nobody breaks up with a friend; they cease trying to make something happen between themselves and someone else that once resulted in shared joy. As we come to terms…
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Lets first define between the two….It’s important to have friends in ones life. It breaks us from the family. It’s kind of taking a breather. To separate having space and being with someone you’ve become familiar with. Especially when it…
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Can men and women be “just friends”? Men and women are completely different species of human. They were made to be different, and they are, in turn, insanely attracted to one another. One of my favorite movies happens to be…
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Friendships are as varied as the people in them. They can be based on eccentricities or common interests, or nothing more than social standing. I hope my friendships are more than that, and I wonder, what is the common denominator…
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A truly good person is a godly, true human. There is no mistake about it: we all know when we encounter goodness and integrity in others. Something about them confirms to us an excellence of character; an inner beauty and…
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There is a saying that misery loves company, and believe me when I tell you, there is no greater truth. I stopped talking to a lot of my friends from high school, because of all the drama that they brought…
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Until she wound up in prison, Aunt Nancy was considered a “good person” by most of the people who knew her. A modern-day Robin Hood, she was generous to a fault; she was incarcerated for “borrowing” from her employer to…
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This title is really quite interesting. It’s like a face with two coins. Imagine a piece of bread that has grown so moldy that it is infested with maggots. Thinking about it is really quite disgusting, isn’t it? Yet these…
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Character is defined as having a distinguishing quality, or a prominent attributeof something. To know a person that genuinely posses these qualities and more is a rarefeat to say the least. We’ve all met people that embrace these abilities without…
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What makes someone a “good” person? What does this vague, yet overly-used label, actually mean? Doesn’t the definition depend on the values of the person making this judgment about another? Is there a universal “goodness” that we can all agree…
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If you have had an argument with a good friend, it could be over something trivial or something “earth shattering” to the friendship. Assessing the level of wrong doing is key when making an apology. If you borrowed your best…
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This day and age it can be hard for women to plan a night out with their friends. Between work, family, and other obligations, many women are very busy. It can be hard to find the time to hang out…
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Let’s weigh this out, many friends, or few friends, I think few friends wins, over many friends. I don’t believe you can have many close friends, because it becomes complicated, when your circle gets too big. When you think about…
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A Broken Friendship I still get angry when I think about the events that caused a traumatic break-up of a friendship that I truly cherished. Yes, I am still angry. I believe I would rather stay angry than deal with…
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Characteristics of a good person are manifested in simple acts of loving kindness. You can increase the love and kindness in your own life by being loving and giving towards others, with simple acts of generosity. In pagan tradition, acts…
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