I know how you feel
Subtitle: the joy and heartbreak of friendship in women's lives
By: F. Diane Barth
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780544870277
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Interpersonal relations; Female friendship; Psychology; Women
Description: 'Do I have enough friends?' 'Why did my friendship end?' and 'What makes a good friendship work?' ... [Sharing] stories from a ... diverse cast of women, many of whom speak about feelings they haven't shared before, ... [Barth provides] advice on how to manage betrayal and rejection, how to deal with a narcissistic or bossy friend, what to do when your best friend and your family don't get along, how to let go of a friendship that has stopped working, and much more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-227) and index.
Table of contents: title: How should a friendship begin?; title: What are women's friendships?; title: Friends and family: one we choose, one we don't; title: Disillusionment, betrayal, and rejection; title: The joy of belonging, the pain of exclusion: groups, clubs, and cliques; title: How many friends do you need?; title: Should friends give advice to friends?; title: With friends like this, who needs enemies?: competition between friends; title: Sexual tension in women's friendships; title: Do good boundaries make bad friends?; title: Why do women friends hold grudges forever?: managing anger, judgment, and shame; title: A hole in your heart: dealing with endings and losses; title: The special joy of "friendship wisdom."