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How to break up with a friend
By Jan Yager Yager, a sociologist, wrote When Friendship Hurts: How to Deal With Friends Who Betray, Abandon, or Wound You (Simon & Schuster). Maybe you are in a friendship that zaps your energy because your pal misuses you for free therapy. Or maybe she really crossed the line and dated your ex. You will generally know if a friendship is just too demanding for you; it's harder to decide whether or not to have a confrontation to end it. * Phase her out. It may be best to let the friendship fade away by reducing the frequency and intimacy of your contact. For instance, if you and your friend have lunch every day, tell her you are busy and switch to a more open-ended arrangement. It may sound cowardly, but this may be the least painful and kindest way to pull away. * Take a break. If fading away isn't working, you may want to explicitly say you need a time out. Say, "I need to focus on work now, but I'll be back in touch soon." If you miss her, you'll be glad you didn't abruptly end it. * Let her down gently. If you have a truly toxic friend, avoid actions that might lead to a vendetta -- especially if you are coworkers, are neighbors, or share intimate secrets. ...
- SYDNEY SURVIVAL GUIDE.(social aspects of Sydney, Australia)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Harper's Bazaar Hume, Marion Epaminodas, George September 1, 2000 700+ words
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- Handling Qualitative Data: A Practical Guide.(SOCIAL SCIENCES (GENERAL),...
- Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News August 1, 2005 700+ words
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- The Social Life of Information.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Business Communication Quarterly Weisberg, Meredith September 1, 2001 700+ words
...Seely Brown and Paul Duguid's The Social Life of Information, is particularly appropriate...continually in various incarnations throughout Social Life, "Re-education" provides an academic...it worthwhile for educators to read Social Life in its entirety, no matter where they...
- The gods and goddesses: personifying social life in the age of organization.
- Magazine article from: Organization Studies Bowles, Martin L. June 22, 1993 700+ words
...providing a subjective account of social life, can also be understood to reify the...unconscious, all attempts to explain social life must fail. Explanations of social processes...these seminal thinkers in the context of social life in organizations, caution needs to...
- The Social Life of Information.(Brief Article)(Review)
- Magazine article from: Information Management Journal NYE, BARBARA E. January 1, 2001 700+ words
TITLE: The Social Life of Information AUTHORS: John Seely...proven wrong. As the authors of The Social Life of Information conclude, "Futurology...focuses on the context (i.e., the "social life") of information and why this context...
- Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church and Its...
- Magazine article from: Sociology of Religion Phillips, Rick March 22, 2000 700+ words
Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church...sociology of religion, studies of LDS social life are moving with increasing frequency...sociological journals. Latter-day Saint social life, edited by a noted sociologist...
- The Social Life of Money in the English Past.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: The Historian Montano, John Patrick December 22, 2007 700+ words
The Social Life of Money in the English Past. By Deborah...the author provides money with a social life that is every bit as intriguing as...followers against handling coins. But the social life of money can most clearly be seen in...
- SOME SINGLE PARENTS HAVE LITTLE TIME FOR SOCIAL LIFE CHILDREN, CAREERS, ETC....
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) February 26, 1995 700+ words
...parents with young children, Swint's social life is a void inside a hole stuck in an...married. ``For most single parents, social life is a joke,'' says Diane Wagenhals...specific one for single moms and dads. ``Social life is not high on their list. Sure, they...
