- StyleAlice Sholl
Mum pens powerful Facebook post about not judging other women before you’ve spoken to them
"Talk to the woman not about her."
- StyleHarper’s Bazaar
Here's why it's so important to have friends at work
Friendships in the workplace have a deeper impact on your happiness than you realise
- StyleKerry Justich
This 9-Year-Old ‘Couple’ Saying Goodbye Is the Sweetest Thing Ever
Merce and Mylee are on their way to breaking the Internet — and they’re only 9 years old. The two kids, who playfully call themselves boyfriend and girlfriend, were pictured tearfully hugging each other in a tweet posted on Monday evening.
- StyleAlice Sholl
These are the secrets most likely to be held from you
Are you guilty of any of these?
- StyleAlice Sholl
Old friends build their own housing community so they can be neighbours
That's some serious #friendshipgoals.
- StyleSara Murphy
Woman Brushing Her Hair for the First Time in 4 Weeks Shows Impact of Depression
Depression can be all too prevalent, affecting actors, supermodels, singers, doctors, and people from all walks of life. But the common mood disorder is becoming more pervasive in the young. One brave young woman, Katelyn Marie Todd, is opening up on Facebook about what depression feels like and how — when one is in the midst of it — even the smallest things, like brushing your hair, can simply be too much to handle. “I brushed my hair today. For the first time in four weeks,” Todd began her moving Facebook confessional on May 6. “It was matted and twisted together. ...
- StyleLaura Pearson-Smith
I was ghosted by my best girl friend and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy
Ghosting is a modern term coined to put a name to the ever-increasing practice of ending a personal friendship by suddenly withdrawing all communication without explanation. One day you stop hearing from a close friend. It happened to me with my best friend of over a decade and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
The new 'Tinder for mothers' app which allows you to swipe to find new mum mates
Well, ok you don’t necessarily lose all your mates the minute you give birth, but you may find you’re no longer on the same page as your besties. What you need is some mummy mates to help support, guide and gossip your way through the motherhood minefield. Well, step forward new app Peanut, a sort of Tinder for new parents which aims to help hook up mums with similar interests and experiences.
- StyleJasmine Jones
10 alternative New Year resolutions that'll make your life better
Friendships are vital to our health and well-being, they help us develop a sense of meaning and direction in life, protect against stress and provide distraction from the more serious aspects of life. According to Dr Jonathan Leach, “Being part of a supportive social network can lead to better mental and physical health for many people.” If you don’t get out enough make 2017 the year you change that.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Stressed out brides can now pay to hire a professional bridesmaid
After attending her 17th wedding in two years, Tiffany Wright had something of a lightbulb moment. “I’m like a Bridal PA, stress buster, shoulder to cry on and to-do list sergeant major all in one,” Tiffany says of her new role as a professional bridesmaid. Looking back at her own wedding the romance expert, who also runs proposal planning company, The One Romance, realised just how helpful an undercover bridesmaid would have been.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Why you can totally fall in 'friendship' at first sight
Turns out, that just like falling in love, you can totally fall in friendship at first sight and science has the proof. In one study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, researchers paired up students in their first year of college to have a conversation, then recorded whether they were friends after a few months. Another study reveals that there could be a pattern to who might experience this friendship chemistry and it’s all to do with your personality.
StyleJasmine JonesHow To Handle A ‘Bridezilla’ And Still Be Friends
Weddings take a ridiculous amount of organising - planning a large-scale event is a full time job. Add to that the pressure of an actual full time job and little down time between and it’s no surprise tempers flare up. There’s simply too much stress and often that stress seeps out into the bridal party.
- StyleMarie-Claire Dorking
True Squad Goals: These Three Best Friends Just Celebrated Their 100th Birthdays Together
Forget Taylor Swift and her squad, this story of three BFFs is going to give you total friendship goals. On Saturday lifelong friends Gladys Butler, Ruth Hammett and Bernice Underwood celebrated turning 100 years old together. According to The Washington Post, the trio were all born in either June or July of 1916, met as children and have been friends ever since.
- StyleKim Easton Smith
Should You Discuss How Much You Earn With Friends?
Good friends can talk about anything, from embarrassing sex tales to intimate health concerns, but when it comes to money, it can be a totally different story. Leadership psychologist and director of the White Water Group, Averil Leimon, believes that women should absolutely be discussing how much they earn, both to ‘egg each other on’ and also to arm themselves with ammunition for better wage negotiations - to close the pay gap and ensure women are getting a fair deal. “Conversations between friends can be very, very open, but it often seems like discussing money is the last taboo,” she tells us.
StyleJasmine JonesIs It Ever Okay To Break Up With A Friend (And How To Do It)
You’ve probably encountered a friendship that leaves you feeling disappointed or frustrated. Your devotion isn’t returned, you feel neglected, the person you came to count on fails to be there in your time of need. Friendships should be rewarding and supportive. If you’re planning on exiting a friendship make sure your motivations are sincere.
StyleNoël DuanOG #SquadGoals: From ‘The Golden Girls’ to ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’
2015 was the year of the celebrity Girl Squad. We’ve gawked as Taylor Swift and her gang of supermodels strut in combat lingerie in “Bad Blood,” admired Tavi Gevinson and her precocious and talented group of young feminists, envied Lena Dunham and her real life Girls, and Instagram-stalked Man Repeller Leandra Medine and her #GirlBoss clique. It appears that female friendships — and finding a sisterhood of your own — has never had a stronger or more media-hungry moment, but even before hashtags existed, female friendships were prominent in pop culture. This week, the cast of the 1995 film based on Ann M.
