http://friendship.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-19T06:02:41Z Sun, 19 May 2013 06:02:41 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/20/small-talk-news-items-for-may-13-2013-2.htm <p>Welcome to Monday, and another addition of small talk news items. These are bits of news I've found over the previous week that might make for good small talk as you make your way out and about in meeting with and talking to friends.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/20/small-talk-news-items-for-may-13-2013-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/20/small-talk-news-items-for-may-13-2013-2.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 06:35:43 +0000 2013-05-20T06:35:43Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/19/poll-has-facebook-changed-your-friendships.htm <p>Facebook allows us to keep in touch with friends on a superficial level, but this isn't always a good thing. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/od/Social_Networking/tp/Ways-Social-Networking-Ruins-Friendship.htm">Social networking can ruin our friendships</a> without us even realizing how detrimental it is at times.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/19/poll-has-facebook-changed-your-friendships.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/19/poll-has-facebook-changed-your-friendships.htm Sun, 19 May 2013 06:02:41 +0000 2013-05-19T06:02:41Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/18/ill-say-it-again-show-up.htm <p>I've talked about this before. When you agree to sign up for something (anything), show up and do what you said you were going to do. This is being impeccable with your word (for those of you familiar with the <em><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/od/Books/a/The-Four-Agreements-And-Friendship.htm">Four Agreements</a></em>) and also just something a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/od/Keeping-Friendships-Strong/tp/How-To-Be-A-Great-Friend.htm">good friend</a> will do. Or, to put it more bluntly, something reasonable that you should do no matter who you agree to do it for (family, strangers, acquaintances, etc.)</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/18/ill-say-it-again-show-up.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/18/ill-say-it-again-show-up.htm Sat, 18 May 2013 06:16:39 +0000 2013-05-18T06:16:39Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/17/bill-gates-on-his-friendship-with-steve-jobs.htm <p>It's always interesting to me how <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/od/Types_of_Friendships/qt/Friends-As-Competitors.htm">rivals can become friends</a>. I don't think it's unusual, especially when you have two rivals, or competitors, at the top of their game. They both share a passion for one specific thing, and even though they may be competing against each other, they have this shared interest that looms large between them.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/17/bill-gates-on-his-friendship-with-steve-jobs.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/17/bill-gates-on-his-friendship-with-steve-jobs.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 06:52:10 +0000 2013-05-17T06:52:10Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/16/whatcha-reading.htm <p>I love Twitter on Fridays because that's when the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FridayReads&#038;src=tren">#FridayReads</a> hashtag trends. I'm always on the lookout for new books that people love, which is one reason I ask you all to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/u/ua/Books/Favorite-Books-By-Readers.htm">share your favorite books</a> as well.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/16/whatcha-reading.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/16/whatcha-reading.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 06:06:34 +0000 2013-05-16T06:06:34Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/15/when-were-you-surprised-by-the-end-of-a-friendship.htm <p>I don't think it's so much the end of a friendship that bothers us sometimes (because we realize there was a problem of some sort) but when a friendship ends and we just <em>didn't see it coming</em>. We ask ourselves all kinds of questions about what happened. <em>Why? What did I do?</em></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/15/when-were-you-surprised-by-the-end-of-a-friendship.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/15/when-were-you-surprised-by-the-end-of-a-friendship.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:18 +0000 2013-05-15T06:17:18Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/14/be-intentional-about-making-an-effort-with-friends.htm <p>I love when you guys respond to our <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2012/07/11/tell-us.htm">calls for feedback</a> or when you share your issues in our <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&#038;webtag=ab-friendship">forum</a>. This helps me write the types of articles you really want to read, and also helps each one of you. We all learn and grow from people sharing their frustrations and successes with friendship. It's something we're always trying to be better at and figure out.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/14/be-intentional-about-making-an-effort-with-friends.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/14/be-intentional-about-making-an-effort-with-friends.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 06:15:30 +0000 2013-05-14T06:15:30Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/13/small-talk-news-items-for-may-13-2013.htm <p>Another Monday and I'm feeling reflective. What can we do to be more connected with the people we have in our lives, like our coworkers, neighbors, and acquaintances? So often you ask me about <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/od/Meeting-New-Friends/Meeting-New-Friends.htm">meeting new friends</a>, but I think there are probably a few folks around the parameter of your life who are just waiting for an <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/od/New-Friendships/ht/How-To-Meet-A-New-Friend-For-A-Coffee-Date.htm">invitation to get some coffee</a>. Meet them somewhere for an hour and listen to their story. Will they be a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/od/Best_Friends/g/A-Good-Friendship-Fit.htm">good friendship fit</a>? You might need to hang out with them again or might know right away.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/13/small-talk-news-items-for-may-13-2013.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/13/small-talk-news-items-for-may-13-2013.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 06:13:37 +0000 2013-05-13T06:13:37Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/12/22-year-friendship-that-started-over-quilting.htm <p>You'll never know when you're going to meet a new friend, but wouldn't it be great if it happened while you were learning a new hobby? Friendships formed around hobbies can last for years as you both learn and grow in your new passion. What's more, the hobby gives you an immediate commonality that you can both share.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/12/22-year-friendship-that-started-over-quilting.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/12/22-year-friendship-that-started-over-quilting.htm Sun, 12 May 2013 06:31:30 +0000 2013-05-12T06:31:30Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/11/friends-are.htm <p>Fill in the blank! How would you finish the line "Friends are..."</p> <p>Are they...</p> <p>... cherished?</p> <p>... valuable?</p> <p>... frustrating?</p> <p>... amazing?</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> <p>You tell me!</p> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Related</strong>: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/od/Friendship_Quotes/Friendship-Quotes.htm">Quotes About Friendship</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/11/friends-are.htm Sat, 11 May 2013 06:59:27 +0000 2013-05-11T06:59:27Z