There was something so insidious, so darkly threatening about those words: “the biggest."
weight loss
friendship
My ex was the center of my world for three years, but some of my girls have been there for me since I was two years old.
best friends
3 years (and going) of friendship and helping each other get laid by other people.
best friends
Ending a tight friendship as an adult is similar to ending a romantic relationship in that it’s a major life change.
quadriplegic
I don't know if I'm ready to see the man I've loved, looked up to and idolized unable to put his hand on my thigh or pick up a guitar.
Felicia Rose in
It Happened To Me,
quadriplegic,
drunk driving,
car accident,
Hawaii,
rapper,
best friends,
first love
Apr 8, 2013 at 5:00pm | 114 comments
ihtm contest
I was also scared of what this meant for my worldview. The one structured around a religious dogma that assured me homosexuality was always wrong and gay people needed to be “cured.
best friends
When I read recently about women in long term friendships going through therapy to work on their relationship, it didn’t strike me as odd at all, looking back on the tearful mediated sessions between my still best friend and myself in the wake of one injury or another we had done.
ihtm
As the “It Gets Better” campaign becomes a movement, my feelings are bittersweet. Would Rone have taken solace in messages of hope from others?
tattoos
Getting a matching tattoo with Sydney felt like a completely reasonable commitment.
best friend
For all the discussions we have about romantic monogamy and polyamory and everything in between, I don’t think we talk enough about how those same dynamics translate to friendships.
friendship
I meet a nice girl or boy. We hit it off, and I get friend-butterflies (frienderflies!) and begin to think, "Could this be it? Could this be my new best friend??" But then, casually, s/he will drop the best friend bomb.
wedding
I’m trying to accept my fate: While I love participating in and attending my best friends’ weddings, I just can’t afford it.
best friends
Nick and I put our shoes on in the foyer and I asked him if I could sleep over because the thought of sleeping next to him was nicer than sleeping alone.
best friends
I'm not sure why I was shocked, let alone hurt, when a girl I had known for 28 years tried to sabotage my wedding. It was right in line with all the other messed up things she had done to me over the years.
best friends
Free life lesson: Don't get stoned at boarding school and tell everyone.
best friends
I indulged my best pal’s request. But I don’t think I should ever do this again.
best friends
Eliot and Jackie have strong opinions about whether or not friends do pantsuits to friends.
advice
My best friend and Day Drinking cohort is moving to New York City. This is my way of saying goodbye.
Daisy in
Sports,
advice,
alcohol,
best friends,
day drinking,
friendship,
moving away,
New York,
san francisco
Sep 30, 2011 at 3:00pm | 0 comments
