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- Toxic friendships : knowing the rules and dealing with the friends who break them / by Degges-White, Suzanne.; Van Tieghem, Judy Pochel,1960-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-260) and index.The need for community -- Friendship patterns from girlhood through older adulthood -- It's a matter of trust -- Just the way you are -- Any friend of hers is a friend of mine -- Being there with emotional support -- A friend in need -- Keep the "friendship favors" balance in check -- Defending your honor -- Bring joy to your friends -- Criticism is not okay -- Jealousy is not okay -- A rule-by-rule guide for parents -- Soccer moms and carpool divas -- Church and civic group friends -- Down the street and on the job : getting along with neighbors and coworkers -- Playing by the rules -- Writing your own rules of relationship -- Taking stock and letting go.Good friends and healthy friendships are crucial to a woman's well-being at every stage of her life. What happens when a friendship turns toxic? When a friend becomes hurtful or mistreats another? When a friend abandons another friend in a time of need? Here, the authors explore such toxic friendships and how women navigate the ups and downs, as well as how broken friendships can be mended, and bad friendships ended. Explaining and illustrating the various rules of friendship at various stages of life, the authors reveal what it takes to be a good friend, how to identify bad friends, and how to move forward when friendships sour.- Subjects: Friendship.; Female friendship.;
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- Friends forever : how girls and women forge lasting relationships / by Degges-White, Suzanne.; Borzumato-Gainey, Christine.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-273) and index.Friendship basics: an introduction -- Why Women Need Friends. The biology of friendship: to "tend and befriend" -- Friendship in context: social relationships in the twenty-first century -- "Friendology" : the science of friendship -- Friendship Chronology. Early childhood: first friends -- Adolescent friendships: seeking ourselves in our friends -- Emerging adulthood: decisions, decisions -- Coupled up, but no kids yet -- Motherhood: kids on board -- The midlife years: reconnecting with ourselves and seeking companions -- The long road home: community and friendship in older adulthood -- Making Friends, Starting With Yourself. Understanding who you are as a friend -- Roadblocks to friendships -- Taking a Census of Your Circle of Friends. Mapping out your friendscape -- Redesigning your social support landscape -- Finding new friends -- Strategies for Survival: Building And Maintaining Lasting Friendships. Building strong friendships from the beginning -- Tips to strengthen existing friendships -- Friendship in the digital age: technology keeps us connected, sometimes! -- Full-time friend, part-time lover: making friends with your mate -- Coming full circle with a circle of friends.From their biological and cultural origins to the varied manifestations of social connections, this book explores the deep bonds forged between women. By sharing stories from girls and women throughout their lives, the authors illustrate the roles that contemporary social relationships play at different stages in our lives while offering insights to deeper self-understanding and for finding, establishing, and sustaining relationships at any age. Through thick and thin and everything along the way, it is through friendships that we understand our lives. In this book, the authors not only explore the roles friendships play for girls and women over the course of a life, but offer a guide to finding new friends and enhancing current relationships. Using interviews with hundreds of women, spanning the ages of 4 to 94, this book provides readers with a contemporary perspective on female friendship. These personal stories, informed by the latest research on friendship, offer a rich and colotful picture that combines a life stage chronology of friendship with a guide for becoming the friend you would like to have while building strong friendships along the way.- Subjects: Female friendship.; Friendship.; Interpersonal relations.;
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