num_pages: 272
description: We expect friendships to be free of the static that frazzles many family relationships, and often we fail to see how deeply friendships shape our lives, work, and well-being. So much remains unspoken that when conflicts arise, they surprise, shock, even shatter us. Florence Isaacs explores the complex interplay of affection, obligation, and competition in women's friendships and shows how these dynamics emerge between close, casual, or collegial friends confronting life's ups and downs -- career demands, single life, marriage, divorce, retirement, and more. Isaacs 
language: English
title: Toxic Friends/true Friends: How Your Friends Can Make Or Break Your Health, Happiness, Family, And Career
titlecomplete: Toxic Friends/true Friends: How Your Friends Can Make Or Break Your Health, Happiness, Family, And Career
genres: Relationships, Self Help
ratings_count: 27
publisher: William Morrow