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Even Though We Don’t Talk As Much Anymore, My New Mom Friends Were Real
New Mom Friends are a necessity, much like wide swaddling blankets and good, supportive bras.
friendships
The Plight of the Homegirl
Guys often talk about ‘the friend zone’: a dreaded mythical place where they end up when a woman who’d they like to date (or, at the very least, sleep with) has only platonic eyes for them. However, many of us ladies have found ourselves in similar situations: pegged as ‘the homegirl’. As in “Man, Tasha,…
No New Friends?
Listening to the radio yesterday, I heard DJ Khaled’s latest song, “No New Friends,” featuring our favorite go-to guy for hooks, Drake. I tried my best to listen with a musical ear (not possible), but I kept it on long enough to notice some things: (1) It was inspired by and uses a sample from Drake’s…
Would You Tell Your Friend If Their Significant Other Was Cheating?
You’re at the mall doing some serious damage to your checking account, when just as you’re about to add another pair of overpriced stilettos to your arsenal, you spot something out of your peripheral. It’s your friend’s boyfriend walking hand in hand with a woman who, ironically, is not your friend. For the sake of…
Girl Talk: Is The Computer Killing Our Close Friendships?
When it comes to my long-distance girlfriends, I know what it takes to keep those relationships tight despite the years and the miles apart: a willingness to pick up the phone. If we’re not having heart-to-hearts once in a while — say, every couple of months — then I’m not feeling like the connection is…
I Am Having Trouble Making New Friends
It’s difficult to come by real friends. The type of friend you can reveal your deepest secrets to without fear of judgment or exposure. The ones who offer you the encouragement you need to fuel your dreams on days when you’re running on empty. Lovingly confiscate your phone to ensure you don’t drunkenly tweet anything…
Matchmaker, Matchmaker: 8 Tips For Setting Up Your Friends
I love bringing people together, and am what Malcolm Gladwell would call a “connector.” If you’re telling me about how you really love comic books, I’m going to hook you up with my friend who’s selling a bunch you might want. You want a new assistant at your office? My friend’s younger brother is the…
That Something Special Between Sistagirls
When my best friend Tikeisha and I started hanging out together, really solidifying that joined-at-the-hip thing that elevates pals to sistagirls, we would regularly spot rainbows and point them out to each other. It was more than just awe at earth science phenomenon, though we loved spotting whiffs of color bowed across the backdrop of…
How Many Friends Do You Have? And How Many Friends Are Enough?
Everyone’s idea about the number of friends you should have is “unrealistic” and realizing this is a “normal part of growing up” that unfortunately doesn’t get a ton of airtime.
High Maintenance Friends
You were asleep—until the ringing phone awakens you. It rings again. You pry one eye open to look at your alarm clock, groggy, disoriented and more than a little irritated. 1:35 a.m. Might be a family emergency, might be your boyfriend calling for a little wee hour pillow talk. But you’re pretty sure you already…
