Friends and Peers

Nowadays, finding a good friend is hard already, but finding a fake friend is easy. Then, how to tell if someone is a good friend or not? A bad friend is like this: Being So Kind to you and Support…
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The roommate from hell comes in several varies. There’s the roommate whose lifestyle completely clashes with your own life. Maybe he or she is party animal and you are a calm person or they are a clean freak while you…
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When to end a friendship? If the “friendship” really is a friendship there will never be a time to end it.It’s those relationships which you suddenly realize are one-sided, or are even harmful to you, emotionally or mentally, that you…
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I am a firm believer in friends make the best boyfriends/girlfriends! Dating is tricky and in my experience, if I’m not friends with the person first before dating, dating is a lot harder! There are many benefits to being friends…
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“When and how to end a friendship” Sadly, true friends are not a dime a dozen any more. Many we call friends are really no more than acquaintances, here today and gone tomorrow. Ending relationships quickly is warranted when people…
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You have tried to be civil. You have kept most of this private. You thought you could handle the situation on your own terms. Now it has come to a point that you are not comfortable, or worse have lost…
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Do you find dishes in the sink although you know you’ve just done them? Do you find your food mysteriously disappearing from the refrigerator? Are you constantly frustrated when you can’t even watch your favorite television shows in your own…
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10 Qualities for a Friend, in no particular order: 1. A friend should share some common interests with you. Many great friendships have been based around just the shared love of a particular sports team or band. If you share…
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It isn’t easy when you move to a new city or go to a new school to instantly find yourself surrounded with a bunch of friends. It takes hard work, and you have to constantly be aware of the things…
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From the time we are children to adults, our parents instill in us morals and values. They teach us to make the best choice ever, in anything we do. One of those choices is friendship, they know if we choose…
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When peer pressure begins to take it’s emotional toll on a person it makes them feel very uncomfortable with how another person or even a group of people are relating to them about their values, or very often about what…
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Every true friend should hold these ten timeless qualities: 1. Forgiveness. A friendship cannot last without forgiveness. We all err and offend at some time or other. Without forgiveness a friendship will not last through the course of time. 2….
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Trusting your friends, more than your family is a part of growing up. Whether you have a strong family bond with your whole family or only one member of your family.Teenagers in general do not fear and are not judged…
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In “Hamlet”, there’s a familiar scene where old Polonius gives advice to his son, Laertes: Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. What he means, of course, is that true friendship…
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Sixteen years ago we discovered that our four month old son suffered from an inborn error of metabolism – genetic speak for a liver disease caused by the near absence of a key hormone that regulates blood sugar. In a…
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My best friend and I have the ability to telecommunicate! I swear that every single time something happens to one of us.. the other knows about it. When my world fell apart because my ex was cheating on me.. she…
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During the course of our lives, the amount of people that pass through and are of significance to us as human beings is enormous. What happens from childhood onwards is that we meet those people we consider as friends. Following…
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Many friendships have to come to an end because of one reason or another and the signs begin to show after the novelty of the friendship begins to wear off as we begin to see many things that tell that…
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Kaitlin was friend like no other. She and I went through some great times together and we helped each other through some rough times. We were friends for many years. There are days that I still can’t believe we are…
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There is a saying that people come into your life for a season or a reason, and I agree with that. Friends may come into your life for a reason – maybe to help you overcome a problem, teach you…
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No one wants to lose a friend, but sometimes we must cut a “friend” loose for our own good. Friends are amazing! When you have a true friend you want to be around them, you have fun together, you go…
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Friends have all kinds of traits and qualities. We choose our friends based on what we see in them as a person. Everyone chooses friends differently. Choosing the right friend can mean a life long special bond. Here are the…
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Do you have a friend who seems really down lately? If so, is it a new thing, or does this person seem to battle depression on a regular basis? Is the person so depressed that he or she is isolating,…
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Ten qualities every friend should have: 1) The desire to be the best friend you ever had.Everyone wants to have a special friend, the kind of friend you know you can count on through the good times and the bad….
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Coming up with ten qualities every friend should have was harder than I thought it would be. Sometimes we just “become” friends without realizing why. As I pondered this, I began to see similarities in the friends I have. I…
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We were the most unlikely pair. She was quiet and a little on the shy side. I was, well, not so quiet or shy. Somehow the two of us became friends in high school and that friendship continued until I…
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“The difference between good and toxic friends”I have a good friend who is very nice, keeps to herself and never has anything bad to say about anyone. She is eager to help, eager to please and always there for you….
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What in the world would we do without our friends, right? Unfortunately, sometimes, the people we think are our friends will not be there for us in the worst of times and it takes those worst of times to find…
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Hard as it may seem, sometimes it’s time to call it quits with your old BFF, or at least time to quit calling….. Friendships should be, by their very nature, mutually beneficial and when they stop being so, time to…
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How to tell the difference between real friends versus sham friends. First, a real friend will always listen to your every word without ever judging you. A sham friend will always have something negative to say no matter what. You…
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