friendship

C.S Lewis got it right: friendship is born when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"

A Satisfying Friendship
Hi there! Happy 2019! My plan is to write on here at least once a month, so let’s see if I can commit to that! Okay so by now I’ve missed January and tried near the beginning of February but what I first wrote wasn’t good enough so here’s me trying again before my March attempt(s)!
By K Miller7 years ago in Humans
Why It’s Important to Be Able to End a Friendship That Drags You Down
Friendship is a genuinely important part of life, and having people around as a support group is not only nice, but it’s also incredibly beneficial to one’s mental health.
By Jilian Woods7 years ago in Humans
Finding Yourself
Friendship can be a tricky thing. Friendship is about love, giving, learning, growing, and thriving. Much too often, people put their focus on the KIND of friendships they want to attain, rather than the people involved.
By Liam Bobie7 years ago in Humans
Finding Your 'Tribe'
Friendships ebb and flow. People come and go. Some people search their whole lives searching for “their tribe,” so called. I think that sometimes we get so stuck on what we picture in our minds that we miss out on the things right in front of us, especially when it comes to friendship. Movies portray these big groups of friends that stick together, who do everything together, are constantly stopping over each other's homes without calling, and so many things that may or may not be our reality. Everyone is different and every group of friends is different. Some are bigger than others, some are smaller than others, some are closer than others. What matters most is that your friends are there for you no matter what and that they are loyal.
By Bliss 7 years ago in Humans
The Disappearing Housemate
This is a cautionary story and quite a world away from anything I’m used to writing about! This is for all you people out there who, like me, cannot get on the property latter and have to rent. Everything in this post happened to me over the last year and a half and writing this down will not only be therapeutic, but I also hope that it will help some of you out there who are in a similar situation.
By Laura Daykin7 years ago in Humans
I Loved You, Too
The way we met will always make me a little too happy, really, and I think about it anytime I need a smile. When the girl next to me in our 10th-grade math class dropped a lighter out of her pocket, so you threw your pencil across the classroom as an excuse to come pick it up. I hadn’t even noticed her lighter fall, so I was very confused as to why you needed to come all the way over to us. You picked up the lighter and pencil at the same time and came around the desks to hug me, sliding the lighter into my pocket, thinking it was mine. I instinctively moved away from your embrace, but you managed to make it look less awkward than we both felt, and I can never thank you enough for saving me that day. If that lighter had been found under my desk by anybody else, my friend would have either been suspended under our zero-tolerance policies or would have blamed me, and I would have faced suspension. You really saved my academic career, but I didn’t think much of it then, and neither did you.
By Jane Doe7 years ago in Humans
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up... Your Social Circle
Like many, I have been binge-watching the new Netflix series around self-help guru Marie Kondo's quest to tidy every living room in America. Confident, careful, and boundlessly charming, Kondo is brilliant at encouraging others to clear their minds through clearing their surroundings.
By NoBeige7 years ago in Humans
Imagine This: Perfect Stranger
Perfect stranger. Ever meet someone but not really? That’s the beauty of meeting a perfect stranger on the internet. Almost immediately upon contact you can decide if you want to continue communications or if you want to hit that block button. Let’s be real, you never know what you’ll get. This time around, I lucked out and met my first perfect stranger.
By ROXXY CHAOS7 years ago in Humans
The Need to Be Needed
I sat there in the booth, staring at her from across the table, etching every minute detail into my mind. Her face was pale, her eyes dead, and her hair, parted on the left, was falling in a mess of black tangles to the right. I don’t remember how we got there. I always seem to lose the beginning of the sentence by the time I get to the end. My thoughts fragmented but simultaneously fluid, as if I’m just starting to see the whole picture only to lose it again with a new piece. I liked being there, I felt comfortable. I was being asked for advice.
By Josh Hermsen7 years ago in Humans
Dear Best Friend
We became total strangers at the age of 14 and at the age of 15. Plus, you kept all my secrets with you. You have all my secrets that I didn’t tell anyone, except you. I don’t know if I can trust you anymore. What happened to us. It hasn’t been easy for me because I miss you more than ever and I want to say thank you best friend for being there for me at some point. For being present in my life. Now, we don’t even talk to each other anymore. Not a call nor a text. But why did you stop talking to me? Why did you leave so quickly? I have so many questions that aren’t even answered, but who’s going to answer these questions if you're gone? One thing I’m sure about is that it wasn’t your intention to hurt me. But you did! I can’t believe my own best friend would hurt me. Not once nor twice. But three times!
By Liliana Moreno7 years ago in Humans
Pen Pals
Pen Pal: A person with whom one becomes friendly by exchanging letters, especially someone in a foreign country whom one has never met.
By Beverly Alvarez7 years ago in Humans
10 Ways to Maintain a Long-Distance Friendship
Long distance friendship isn’t easy, but it can also make your bond stronger. Recently, my best friend transferred to a different college in another country. This transition hasn’t been easy as we went from being glued together at the hip to now being thousands of miles away. If you are in the same boat as us, here are some ways to maintain an everlasting long-distance friendship.
By Ishani and Shelby7 years ago in Humans