Category: Relationships

You’re in a relationship and learn that your partner has close friendships with the opposite sex. Should this be a concern? Well, this question comes up all the time and it’s a legitimate one: can men and women truly have platonic  friendships? I think the short answer is yes, but with a few very important considerations.  On a scale of “least threatening” to “most threatening” to a relationship, male and female friendships only fall into a few categories: Read More “Are they really JUST friends?”

A good friend of mine confessed that he needed to speak to an old friend, but he didn’t know how. During this conversation, he would have to confront his biggest fear and he wasn’t ready. Even though they hadn’t spoken in years, this friend was the truest reflection of himself. As children, they looked alike and they talked alike. They got into trouble together, achieved milestones together, and genuinely had the highest hopes for each other. Like brothers, they stood by one another through life’s disappointments – of which there were many. But no matter how bad or how good, they could always count on the other’s support through anything and everything. Now, things were going to be drastically different, because this childhood friend was terminally ill. Sadly, one was slowly dying and the dynamic duo, that once planned to conquer the world together, would soon be only one man struggling to find his way in this world alone. The thought of this was devastating and my friend couldn’t handle it. Read More “Helping a Friend Cope with Loss”