Friends and Peers

Where do the mysteries of life begin to show the signs that we all need someone to talk with? Sometimes life can really bring up so many uncomfortable situations that we all need someone to listen and help us find…
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While it may be easy to make an acquaintance, it is not easy to make a friend. A friendship is something that requires time and commitment, and should not be taken lightly. But everyone must start somewhere, and here are…
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Platonic friendship is a derivative of platonic love, which is a connection between two beings that is deep and can be “affectionate” but non-sexual. Of course, society has blurred the lines between affection and sexuality to the point where some…
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Many times in life the people that we’re closest to can bring us the most emotional pain. We will not do this to our friends because we have established trust with them. When that trust is violated, it can take…
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Friend in need is a friend indeed. I heard this phrase when I was a child and have kept it sealed in my mind to date. Friends are special and it’s up to each of us as to how we…
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What is real friendship? In the past three years I’ve found myself asking this very question. I have two or three people I consider my “real” friends. They are the few that have stuck by me. They’re the ones I…
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Getting people to like you is like chasing an elusive butterfly.  The harder you try to get people to like you, the more it seems they are standoffish.  That’s because that in order for other people to like you, you…
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Handling manipulative people is not always easy. These individuals try to control what other people think constantly. This makes them very difficult to talk to because you never know if they are being honest with you when communicating. It is…
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How to be the best friend you can be Realistically, there will be mistakes made in the best of friendships. Therefore, know that there is no such thing as a perfect friendship. You can only do your best.  How to be a…
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Dealing with a broken friendship is finding ways of healing a wound of the spirit. Perhaps the wound may be a scar from a long-running battle; perhaps it may be a deep wound inflicted suddenly and shock is involved. Perhaps,…
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Friendship is a basic ingredient of life. It is no surprise then that there is a wealth of popular sayings about friendship. Some are valuable, some are biased and some are not quite apt for all situations. Some are even…
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Friendship is a magical thing. People we love, who we have things in common with, and who can relate to us, make our lives better in innumerable ways. And when these friendships are not complicated by other types of intimacies,…
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What is Friendship? Friendship. When I consider this word I imagine a ship, any kind of vessel; a luxury ocean liner, a freighter, or perhaps a fishing boat. Neither the size nor the variety is of consequence, however, because the…
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Getting past internal issues with friendship More often than not, whatever internal issue you are dealing with, there are hosts of other people grappling with the same issue or worse. We all have complex psyches, some wrestling with demons, others…
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Friendships are relationships that happen to be so rare that we don’t even recognize them, I figured this out when my friend and I parted a year ago. Sure it seems so simple, that friends are just friends, not even…
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Telling someone that the need to lose weight is a very uncomfortable conversation. Most people that have issues with their weight are very self-conscious. These individuals are already aware that people are looking at them differently than they would like…
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I had a very pleasant and comforting friendship with a lady from my church. She is one of those “go to” people, one very knowledgeable about our faith. As time went on and I became more active in the church,…
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Finding a good friend is hard these days and sometimes you can find yourself face to face with a friend, who really wasn’t your friend from the beginning. I mean like really what can you do, when that one person…
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If you ask someone how many friends they have they would probably reply with an unrealistic figure. Most of us are lucky to be able to count true friends on more than one hand, any more are likely to be…
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To obtain and remain in a healthy friendship, one must be willing to give of their time and themselves. True friends do not want you to merely be a casual acquaintance. They want someone who doesn’t question their motives. Someone…
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It may not be easy to recognize manipulation, especially coming from a friend or even a loved one. One sure sign of manipulation is someone who continues to make you feel guilty for not helping them or agreeing with them. …
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Friendships are very special relationships which should be based on mutual respect and love for each other. Friends should always be considerate of the other’s feelings in order to preserve the relationship. However, there are friendships which turn out to…
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It’s impossible nowadays to open up a magazine or turn on the television without being reminded that weight is often the most sensitive subject for even healthy, well-adjusted Americans. We love to point to tabloid magazines and celebrity gossip programs,…
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In our faster-paced, ever-changing world, you may have noticed certain fundamental values often go neglected. You’ll hear “please” and “thank you” much less than you should. A stranger will spill coffee on you and keep on walking without a second…
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You can look at backstabbers in several ways. Fact is that there is no general rule in handling them, since we are all different and so are all backstabbers and victims of them. The trouble with backstabbers is that they…
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It’s always a tough situation when a friend is jealous of you.  Uncontrolled jealousy among friends can lead to anger, resentment, and, if things go too far, the end of the friendship.  So what should you do if you suspect your friend is…
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Take the heart of a person. With each beat, the desire to be loved and to fit in is a longing shared universally. I believe most of us walk around this earth with heavy protectors over our being, because we…
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Friendship is a rare and precious thing; true friendship is relegated to just a few in a person’s lifetime. However, there are varying degrees of friendship, and if a person really understands that, rarely if ever will they need to ‘officially’ terminate a…
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Friendship is a word that can describe a wide variety of relationships. The person that you have known since childhood and who knows all your secrets might be described as a “close” friend. At the same time, the person that…
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How to test if a friendship is real? As I see it, the minute you test a friendship, you may as well kiss it goodbye. What kind of a friend would actually test a friendship? If you look for faults,…
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