Friends and Peers

There is an old Jewish saying that states, “He who finds a faithful friend, has found a true treasure”. In this day and age, a true friendship is hard to come by. Sure we meet new people all the time,…
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I’m sure everyone in their life has left someone behind. Whether it’s been moving school, growing apart or watching one leave this earth. All of these examples involve sad moments where you just can’t bear leaving someone. Or using the…
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The unfortunate reality is that most of us live in a world that keeps us far too busy and leaves us with very little time to meet new people. Particularly if you are looking to find a mate, you don’t…
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Should ex lovers be friends? Well, not best friends. Keep it on a friendly acquaintance level. Difficulty could arise with a new relationship if you were good friends with your ex lovers. Look inside yourself to see how it would…
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The email looked harmless enough…blah blah High school Reunion Committee. The writer was someone with a name like Muffy or Margaret, I can’t remember. I clicked on the subject – “Your Reunion packet is ready. Please update your information.” I…
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If you have lived in the same city or area for a long time, you may already know a number of singles, especially if you have been single for some time. If you are new to the area or new…
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Did you just start university, college, or a new high school? Well, almost every person who is a new addition in any of those institutions feels like a loner one day or another. The fact is, your friends are the…
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You are in love. You will be with her for the rest of your life. You have talked about marriage and all the goodies that go with that. You are even that guy, the one that holds her purse at…
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Do you feel like you’re the only one out there who isn’t part of a couple? Everyone is single at one point or another in their lives. But the key is to make sure you’re in good company so you…
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You may find yourself attracted to another person at the most inopportune moments in your life. Whether or not you are married is irrelevant to your body. Your body’s natural functions will override your sensibilities at least to the extent…
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I recently became the first mother of my highschool group of friends. During my pregnancy my friends were very affectionate and excited to be “aunts”, but the moment my son came home from the hospital it was as if I…
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Why you should introduce yourself to your neighbors If you are a new neighbor it’s always a good thing to introduce yourself to those you will be living around for a long time if not forever. Once you feel comfortable…
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If you want to make friends outside of the workplace you may feel that this is a difficult task to accomplish. After-all, if you are like the rest of us, you probably spend a great deal of time at work,…
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Making and keeping new friends is not as easy as it may seem to some people. Love is not enough to create and maintain new friendships. Hard work is required as well as self discipline. Communication techniques for making and…
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Meeting new people is hard not to do in rural areas unless one is a total recluse. Simply taking a seat in a Kafenion will guarantee that chat will be engaged in across the tables as people are, if nothing…
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A good friend of mine had known her best friend since the fifth grade.They met when my good friend, let’s call her Amber, was being picked on. Amber is very small and she always got harassed for it. This one…
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In our modern hurry up and wait society, we’ve become a society of recluses. Most of us don’t know our neighbors and wouldn’t be able to pick them out of a lineup, and yet, we spend more hours with them,…
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Independent people pride themselves on being able to cope with everything, whether they live alone or as part of a family. However, the time is likely to come when even the most independent person needs the help of someone, for whatever…
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Life affects friendships.  We go or we grow or we marry or fight in wars or move across the country or change jobs or lose a job. We get sick, some of us die.  Our values change.  Our education changes. …
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Friend: A person you know well and regard with affection and trust.  Facebook friend:  A person you currently consider a friend; an ex-boyfriend of several years ago; a person you considered a friend back in nursery school; a person you never…
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Ways for seniors to make new friends It breaks your heart to see your grandfather just sitting around his home after your grandmothers death four months ago and most of all his friends are deceased or have moved far away…
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If you have followed all the tips and social rules for making new friends and you still find yourself alone much of the time, perhaps you need to take an introspective look at your communication techniques. Making new friends is…
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If you’d rather spend your evenings at home on the computer than heading out to sporting events or bars, it can be hard for you to meet people.  But just because self-proclaimed geeks might like a little solitude, that doesn’t…
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If you have moved to a new city or country, have enrolled in a college or university, have started a job in a new work environment, or if loved ones have moved away—you may know the feeling of missing old…
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Being able to discern a real friend takes time. It would be naive to think that being and having friends doesn’t take huge effort.   There are so many levels of friendship; life long friends, good friends, newer friends.  Each level of friendship takes…
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Some people form friendships easily and others have a harder time interacting socially, requiring a little more effort on their part in order to make friends. Seniors who were outgoing and social in their earlier years are potentially adept at…
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Friendships can be strong regardless of their duration. Sometimes, you will feel exceptionally close to someone you have known for a couple of months. It is difficult to answer the question whether new friendships or old friendships are better. Both…
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Friendships are no beds of roses. In order to develop and last for a long time, a lot of hard and consistent work is required. As this is a two-way street, both parties need to invest equal amount of time and…
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When imagining places to meet people, one location that will almost always come to mind is a bar. Think about this cliché option a little harder – do you really want to meet friends or potential significant others in a…
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Here are some things you can do if your friend talks too much.  Remember your friend may have an internal need to get things off their chest.  You have a life so you have to learn to be a friend,…
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