Friends and Peers

I find the idea of “breaking” up with a friend rather offensive. I always thought that friends are supposed to be treasured whether they are old or new. As I thought about this the second and third time, I was…
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Low self esteem can stem from many things. It can stem from our youth, from the playground or home if we have friends or parents who put us down. It can arise when we are older and suddenly realise that…
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Do you have hundreds of friends?  Has anyone ever told you that there is such a thing as too many friends?  Have you ever wondered if they were right? In today’s culture, the word “friend” has become synonymous with “acquaintance”. …
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Friends are channel of love and affection; they are a huge pillar of support for a person. It brings a sense of security and confidence in a person. At all stages of life everyone faces problems with relations. Being alone…
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How do you tell when to end a friendship, and how do you go about doing it? If you are going to end a friendship, you have to be very good about doing it in a way that won’t hurt…
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Surely part of the defining a best friend must be you trust them implicitly else why would you even consider them that? all friendships have a level of trust as part of the foundation that starts them in the first…
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Attraction comes in many shapes and forms and to attract people to you, one must really consider inner peace and beauty. A person of inner beauty has a sense of caring that permeates and surrounds them. Constantly smiling, they seem…
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Divorce is riddled with pain, anxiety, and a host of questions that usually don’t have answers. What went wrong? When did we stop talking and start tuning each other? Was it my fault more so than I’m willing to admit?…
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It is very difficult to say exactly what the difference between love and friendship is, as more often than not we love our friends. Love is a feeling, an emotion that we cannot touch or taste, but it something we…
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Through your lifetime, you are likely going to run into people who you just don’t get along with.  Some of those people are, surprisingly enough, your friends.  You know, deep down in your heart, that you need to break up…
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Friendships are delicate relationships. While they can add great joy to our lives, they can also deteriorate over time. Trust is broken. Kindness is replaced by jealousy and insecurity. Cruel words are exchanged. It can be extremely painful when a…
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The Internet has become a great way to communicate with others.   You can send messages to your friends and look up old friends to try and connect with. We even have myspace and facebook now too, you can keep…
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The difference between love and friendship is that in a friendship you love them in a brother and sister way, mean while when you’re in love there is Passion that makes it love, there is this connection that you have…
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Positive self-esteem is the secret to a happy relationship and a happy life. Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself. Low self-esteem stops you from enjoying the good things in life. A negative self-image can cripple and destroy relationships with lovers,…
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The heart has the capacity to love more than one best friend.  To limit yourself to only one best friend can be a dis-service because there are many different reasons for being friends with someone.  A person has a multitude…
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Got an urge for some lovin’ but don’t want the burden of a long-term commitment? Well, step right up, my friend, because I’ve got an arrangement that just might interest someone like you with your needs and wants. You see,…
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The final battle finishes a conflict. It usually comes with an odor of smothered emotions. A friendship does not end based on one big fight. Regardless of how great  the argument may appear, the ability to repent and forgive will always…
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It seems as though in today’s society self esteem is at a all time high. I believe that this generation suffers a lot more when it comes to there up bringing and the pressures at school and work to be…
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Falling in love with your best friend is one of the most frequent consequences that is likely to occur, if your best friend happens to be of the opposite sex. It is not unnatural or strange, in fact it is…
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You teach people how to treat you by how you treat yourself. If you don’t love, honor, and care for yourself, chances are neither will anyone else. Human beings are not born with low self-esteem. Really, it is quite the…
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Low self esteem can have detrimental effects on relationships with other people. Lets see how a chain of events is set: People with low self esteem, have to live every day of their life with the fear of rejection hanging…
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Contrary to popular opinion, the greatest friendship movies are not chick flicks. For some reason, when our minds try to pull up movies under the friendship category, the first ones to pop-up are all those sappy movies that men love…
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Low self-esteem in a relationship is like kryptonite to Superman. It creeps in like ants causing jealously envy and division. A relationship can only last so long until it is severely damaged. A low esteemed partner could wonder why his…
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There’s a point in life where we all ask ourselves this question: Is it possible to have too many friends? Well, I’m here to answer this question for you.  I’m in high school, and as a small-town popular girl, it…
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The value of true friendship is phenomenal. It is one of the sweetest of life’s pleasures. However, friendship is not simply a one-way street; it goes both ways. To enjoy the myriad joys of friendship, you would have to first…
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Frienemies.  I’ve never heard this term until recently.  Although I question the depth of its meaning, I can’t help finding it quite humorous and at the same time painfully sad.  Who thinks of names like this anyways.  I believe it…
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You can love someone and not be friends with that person, but you can’t be a friend – even to yourself- without some amount of love. It would be like trying to run a car without gas in the tank….
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While you are trying to move forward, your friends may still be stuck in old thought and behavior patterns.  You may no longer want to keep your old lifestyle as you may have new dreams and aspirations that you want…
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Friendship, likewise in any other relationships, changes with time. We may long to keep a friendship forever, but finds it difficult as we move through the different stages in life. Many of us are busy with our work, entertaining our bosses,…
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Things are not going well and you are feeling the blues. Your best friend just stole your boyfriend. The nerve of her! This is unfortunate but you have to find a way to deal with it somehow. You will learn…
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