People Share Their Non-Negotiable Friendship Dealbreakers

Our friends can be some of the most important relationships we have in our lives, but they’re also one of the most consistently undervalued. There are too many individuals out there who will use and abuse friendships in a way that they wouldn’t dare with their family members or romantic relationships.  It can also become …
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Cringey Friendship Breakup Gets Roasted For HR-Esque Delivery

Why are so many young people suddenly talking like weird therapists? There have been countless memes throughout the past couple of years about how strange and unnatural «therapy talk» is transforming the way we speak to our friends. It seemed to all start with the mass misuse of the term «emotional labor.» Initially, this phrase …
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People Discuss Why Some Women Are Suspicious of Other Women Being Nice

Female friendship was always a minefield for me growing up. There seemed to be so many unwritten hierarchical rules that I neither cared about, nor fully understood. I was never (vomit inducing phrase warning) a guy’s girl, but I did appreciate how boys seemed to take more things at face value. As I’ve got older, …
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Fascinating Tumblr Thread Discusses the Depressing Dynamics of Male/Female Friendships

Have you ever found out that a guy you thought was your friend was telling people you «friend zoned» him? The situation is not uncommon. As a thirty-something year old woman, it’s been an interesting time navigating the world of male/female friendships. While I have quite a few good male friends who haven’t shown any …
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