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!"

5 Ways Adults Can Make New Friends
Friendships are important! We all need someone who ‘gets’ us. Someone to lean on. A friend to laugh, cry and celebrate with. As we get older it seemingly becomes more difficult to make new friends organically.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Humans
Passing the Gray
Another rainy, bleak afternoon in the city. Gray sky, gray clouds, and the constant rain give the air an almost gray-blue hue, like that of a faded memory or passing dream. Gregory had just left the cafe where he spent the last 30 minutes watching water droplets inch down the big, glass window in front of the coffee shop. Simultaneously tracking individual drops, seeing them race one another to the bottom of the glass while watching their trails of water for pictures, often faces: Gregory was the imaginative type, an idealistic child meeting a weathered, stubborn old man.
By T.F. Hall4 years ago in Humans
The Intentional Beauty of a Well-Timed Hug and an "I Love You."
A hug and an "I Love You." Depending on the moment and the people involved, it could be awkward. ...From the right friend, at PRECISELY the right moment, it could be beautiful.
By Kent Brindley4 years ago in Humans
Just Float
This is not the time to write, I know, but I have so much much-ness pouring out of me and I don’t know what else to do. I would call him, I tried to call him, but that didn’t work because he is somewhere I can’t yet reach and so I will try to reach him with these words on a screen too bright and not bright enough all at once.
By Ava Bellows4 years ago in Humans
Thank you for believing in me.
As the end of the year rolls around, I think back to a conversation I had with a friend. Yes, I have those. Conversations and friends. Crazy, right?
By Jessica Freeborn4 years ago in Humans
It's Okay To Mourn The Person They Used to Be
Ten days ago, I wrote “I Ended A 17-Year Friendship With A Text.” It was about one of my oldest and best friends, “Cindy.”
By Carrie Kolar4 years ago in Humans
Cooper's Cards
July 2, 2017: I met Cooper for the first time in January. I live in the east village of Manhattan, three blocks south of Thompkins Square Park. It’s a little three-block park that spans from Avenue A to Avenue B. I’ll often walk through it after a stressful day at work or on the way back from picking up dinner on 1st ave. The park is small, but when you live in Manhattan, any extended plot of nature is greatly appreciated.
By Brian Rosen4 years ago in Humans
The 15 Things You Should Never Do When Making A New Friend
The best part about making friends is that they can come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Whether you're a preteen or a fourth-grader; whether you play sports, draw pictures, or are completely uninterested in playing them; whether you're a boy or a girl, you're bound to find someone who shares your interests. And even if your friend doesn't have the same passions as you do, that doesn't mean it's not worth being friends with them anyway.
By Phong OG 4 years ago in Humans
Edna
Meeting Edna in October of 2015 was little more than a one-sided exchange. I knocked on her door at approximately 2:20 PM one Wednesday afternoon to deliver the weekly medicine packet that the pharmacist had just finished preparing. I was warned ahead of time that she could be "difficult."
By John Korkie4 years ago in Humans
Strawberry Cupcakes
Chula Vista San Diego, California February 22nd, 2018: A week has passed since my relationship ended and my resolve to reside in California and prosper was tested. Foresight may have prevented this situation, or a hint bit more determination and focus. But nevertheless, instead of living in a three-bedroom house with a pool and jacuzzi in the backyard, my home is a tent on the mountain side roughly 200 yards away from the 24HourFitness in Chula Vista. Every day since I left that house, I have rose with the early birds, gathered firewood for later, packed a day bag, traveled up the mountain side to the gym, exercised for an hour or two, showered and then went out in search of a new job. Today, being my sabbath, I decided to relax in the jacuzzi for a bit. Today God gave me an opportunity.
By Steven Ashley4 years ago in Humans
For Justin.
I was 20 when ‘Grindr’, the Gay Hook-up App became available on the iPhone. No more sketchy back and forth emails with possible catfishes on Craigslist! No sir! It was like a Facebook for gay hookups. It was ELITE! Sign on, upload your photos, choose your position in bed, throw up all your stats with a short bio, and “bloop, bloop, bloop” – messages would come pouring in.
By Kyle Thomas Shea4 years ago in Humans
What Helps Secure People Form a Genuine Bond?
Current developments in “Attachment theory” teach us that true autonomy relies on feeling securely connected to other human beings. Current developments in the field of attachment science have recognized that bonded pairs, such as couples, or parents and children, build bonds that physiologically shape their nervous systems. Contrary to many Western conceptions of the self as disconnected and atomized, operating in isolation using nothing but grit and determination, it turns out that close-knit connections to others are in large part how we grow into our own, fully expressed, autonomous selves.” ― Nora Samaran, Turn This World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture
By Myriam Ben Salem4 years ago in Humans