It’s great when you get to a point in a friendship when you realize that even if you don’t talk for months you can still get together and it’s just like it was when you used to talk everyday.  It’s an extremely comforting feeling to know that this friend has stuck with you this far, so they will most likely be there until the end.  You don’t need to worry about appearances or formalities…you can just be yourself!
There are some friends who have known you long enough to see you when you are at your worst and when you are …read more

I’m skinny.  I’m tall.  I’m rich.  I have a job.  I have a great husband.  I am famous.  I have a hot boyfriend.  I have lots of friends.
There are a million reasons why someone might be jealous of you.  It might be something that you have control over, or it might be something that is just part of you naturally.  Humans are naturally competitive and when they see something in someone else that they desire for themselves, there is a definite tendency to feel that ugly little twinge of jealousy.
If you worry that someone in your life is jealous of …read more

I recently moved across the country, from the east coast to the west coast.  My family is on the west coast, but all of my wonderful friends who I spent all of my time with over the last three years still live in New York.  It is sad to leave all of them, but it is important enough to me that I will put forth an effort to stay close across the miles.
The main thing to remember is that if you want it to work, then make it a priority.  Set aside just a few minutes every week to keep …read more

I go through stages where – despite having tons of friends and nightly events – I feel incredibly alone.
I sometimes wonder if it’s me being melodramatic, or if it’s accurate that while I have a lot of people in my life, and a lot of activities to share in, I have very few quality relationships. I am no one’s best friend. There’s no one who sees me as their great love.
In general, I feel like I have a lot of acquaintances, a few friends, and literally no one that I can talk to about everything on my mind, and know …read more

I’m late today with my post because I spent all day yesterday with one of my dear friends who I hardly ever see anymore.
It’s for good reason. We’re productive mothers – I write, she goes to school. There was a groovy year there, when we both had babies and we weren’t working when we would spend the day going to the lake with the kids and bopping around thrift stores. But, you know. . .
Now, we just take the moments when she’s in a school break and hope we can manage one day together. She came to see my new house …read more