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 2013-05-22T06:40:25Z Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:25 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/23/the-art-of-doing.htm <p>Last month I <a href="http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/03/07/being-a-super-achiever-in-everything-including-friendship.htm">talked about wanting to read <em>The Art of Doing</em></a>, and I finally have. There's some good concepts in there, and since I like to look for tips that can be applied to friendship from just about everywhere, I read the book with this thought in mind. I found several things I wanted to share with you.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/23/the-art-of-doing.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/23/the-art-of-doing.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 06:40:26 +0000 2013-05-23T06:40:26Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/22/trending-on-twitter-icanadmit.htm <p>What can you admit? The term <strong>#iCanAdmit</strong> was <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=https://twitter.com/search?q=%23iCanAdmit&#038;src=tren">trending on Twitter</a> yesterday, and I found several responses that caught my eye.</p> <p><strong>On life:</strong></p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=https://twitter.com/bgilliland94/status/336880254058639360">&#8207;@bgilliland94 said</a>:</p> <p>#iCanAdmit that I don't have it all together. That's why I need Jesus!</p></blockquote>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/22/trending-on-twitter-icanadmit.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/22/trending-on-twitter-icanadmit.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:25 +0000 2013-05-22T06:40:25Z http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/21/dont-have-a-lot-of-friends-neither-does-brad-pitt.htm <p>There seems to be this stigma, that unless you have a ton of friends you can't be happy. But that's simply not true. It's not the number of friends in your life that will make you feel less lonely, it's having someone, at least one person, that you can share a deep connection with.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/21/dont-have-a-lot-of-friends-neither-does-brad-pitt.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://friendship.about.com/b/2013/05/21/dont-have-a-lot-of-friends-neither-does-brad-pitt.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 06:57:06 +0000 2013-05-21T06:57:06Z 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