The Lesson I Learned About Male Friendship Too Late
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FRIENDSHIPS ARE AMONG LIFE’S MOST UNIQUE OFFERINGS. HERE ARE THESE PEOPLE WITH
WHOM YOU SHARE A BOND. YOU HAVE THINGS IN COMMON. YOU SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE EACH
OTHER. YOU CALL EACH OTHER’S BULLSHIT. FRIENDSHIPS CAN BE COMPLICATED, SURE. BUT
WHAT VALUABLE RELATIONSHIP ISN’T? TOO OFTEN, FRIENDSHIPS ARE TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
THEY’RE EASY TO MAKE WHEN WE’RE YOUNGER. THEN, AS WE AGE AND ARE YOKED WITH THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF WORK AND FAMILY, THEY FADE AWAY. NEW ONES, WE REALIZE,
BECOME DIFFICULT TO FIND AND EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. COMING TO TERMS
WITH THIS ISN’T EASY. BUT IT’S EVEN HARDER WHEN YOU LEARN THIS LESSON TOO LATE.
FRIENDSHIPS
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WHAT I WISH I KNEW ABOUT FRIENDSHIP WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
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FRIENDSHIPS ARE HARD TO FIND AND EVEN HARDER TO KEEP. HERE’S WHAT A DOZEN MEN
WISH THEY KNEW ABOUT THEM SOONER.
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TIPS AND TRICKS
WANT TO KEEP FRIENDS AFTER THE BABY ARRIVES? DON’T BE SO DAMN STUBBORN
FROM A YOUNG AGE, MEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO FIGURE STUFF OUT AND NOT ASK FOR HELP.
THAT LEADS TO STAYING ISOLATED WHEN YOU KEEP NEW BABY HOURS. “FATHERS TEND TO
FATHER IN ISOLATION,” SAYS JOHN C. CARR, A BOSTON PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND AUTHOR OF
BECOMING A DAD. PUSH BACK AGAINST THIS INSTINCT. WHEN YOUR FRIENDS SAY, “LET ME
KNOW WHAT I CAN DO,” YOU NEED TO FORGET ABOUT “BOTHERING THEM,” BY KEEPING A
SIMPLE TRUTH IN MIND: THEY MAY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT PARENTING, BUT THEY CARE ABOUT
YOU, SINGLEY SAYS
ASK THEM TO KEEP CHECKING IN EVEN WHEN THERE’S NO REPLY AND TO KEEP INVITING YOU
TO STUFF, EVEN THOUGH YOU NEVER CAN MAKE IT BUT WANT TO. IT’S ASKING FOR THEM TO
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH THAT THINGS WILL CHANGE. IT’S SAYING, “I MIGHT BE
UNDERWATER, BUT DON’T GIVE UP ON ME.” AND THAT COMMUNICATION IS FAR BETTER THAN
SILENCE.
FATHERHOOD CAN BE TOUGH ON FRIENDSHIPS. HERE’S HOW TO KEEP THEM ALIVE AFTER
BECOMING A DAD.
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FURTHER READING
* WHY EVERYONE NEEDS CASUAL FRIENDS IN THEIR LIVES
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* HOW TO COPE WITH THE END OF A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP
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* THE UNMISTAKABLE IMPACT OF HAVING A FEW GOOD DAD FRIENDS
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HEALTH AND SCIENCE
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HAVING MORE SEX COULD LOWER YOUR RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER
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WHO KNEW CANCER PREVENTION COULD BE SO FUN?
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SELF
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YES, YOU CAN TRIN YOURSELF TO BE MORE PATIENT
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HERE’S HOW.
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FURTHER READING
* 8 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU’RE FEELING VERY IMPATIENT
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* HOW TO CALM DOWN WHEN YOU’RE ABOUT TO LOSE YOUR COOL
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* WHAT TO SAY TO HELP AN ANGRY PERSON CALM DOWN
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PARENTING
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TALKING ABOUT DEATH AT THE DINNER TABLE
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WE PREPARE OUR KIDS FOR ALL SORTS OF SCARY POSSIBILITIES LIFE COULD THROW AT US.
BUT WHY DON'T WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE ONE WE KNOW WILL HAPPEN TO US ALL?
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NEWS
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HOME SALES ARE FINALLY FALLING (YAY!)
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BUT THE REASON WHY IS DEPRESSING (BOO!)
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READ THE STORY
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