Ask Kim: How Do I Make Friends As An Adult?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward questions. Dear Kim, I’m 28 years old and for some reason I have almost no friends. I consider myself a nice person, but I can be a...
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SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, My best friend broke up with her boyfriend of five years about a year ago. Recently I ran into...
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8 Signs Your Relationship Is Killing Your Friendships
Are you overdosing on coupledom? When you finally find a partner who makes you happy and you glide into a relaxed relationship that ticks along beautifully, it’s easy to take your eye off nurturing...
View ArticleWhy I Gave Up Trying To Hide The Fact I’m An Introvert
There are perks to being a wallflower. Laughing and chatting amidst a throng of media faces, I worked the room with a glass of champagne in my hand as my armour. My endeavours probably looked...
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How Our Virtual Friends Are Replacing Our Real Ones
Sorry, can’t talk, gotta update my Instagram. “Sorry, what was that?” Once again, my friend Annie had been focused solely on her phone rather than listening to my woes. “I don’t think I can stay in my...
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When Your Friend Treats You Like You’re Her Therapist
It’s one thing to lean on each other and another to ring every half hour. “Oh, I don’t know…What do you think I should do?” I was on the phone to a girlfriend, trapped on a call I was beginning to...
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The Very Real Struggle Of Making Friends In Your 20s
Liking the same boy band just isn’t enough anymore. Think about your five best friends. Chances are most, or maybe even all of them, are people you’ve known since school. I know mine are. My best...
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I Get More Action Since Gaining Weight Than I Ever Did Skinny
Turns out it really is what’s on the inside that matters most. Four years ago I weighed 15 kilos less than I do now; I was a size 6. Today, however, I’m a confident and happy size 12. You’d assume the...
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What I Learnt When I Was Homeless
Home isn’t an address, it’s a moment. ‘Am I really homeless?’ That’s what I kept asking myself during the months I was sleeping on my ex-husband’s floor, my clothes crammed into a suitcase next to my...
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The Things I Missed Out On Because I Got Married Too Young
I had to be a grown-up, whether I was ready or not. When I got engaged at 18, I didn’t think I’d be missing out on anything by settling down young. I was never much interested in going out to parties....
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Are Male-Female Friendships Really Always Clouded By Sex?
Let’s keep things platonic. In the classic rom-com When Harry Met Sally, Harry famously states that, “Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part gets in the way.” And then they go on to prove...
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Your Friendships Are MORE Important Than Your Marriage. Here’s Why.
Partners may come and go, but friends are forever. We’ve all been guilty of the sin of going cold on our friends the minute we enter into a blissed-out relationship. But those of us who are smart know...
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8 Signs Your Friends Aren’t Actually True Friends
Friendships can be just as complicated as relationships… I remember the first time a friend betrayed me. In first grade, Angie Baker asked me to walk her home, even though she lived a few blocks away...
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Meet Rachel Burke. The Artist Saying Sorry With Pom Poms.
Don’t hold onto those words – you might miss the chance to apologize. Rachel Burke is a professional bedazzler. From jackets to stockings, to cans of Spam, nothing in her home is safe from a little...
View ArticleIs your man devoted or is he dating around?
If you answer yes to more than two of these questions it’s time to have a chat! A good sign that he may be seeing others is if his mates all play the field. The bad thing with these sort of friendships...
View ArticleFriends Are Like Lovers – Minus The Smarts And Looks
Good listening and communication skills, loyalty, and a sense of humour – these are the basic building blocks for long lasting relationships – not only of the romantic variety, but friendships too,...
View ArticleShould You Encourage Your Partners Bromance?
The bromance is a weird phenomenon isn’t it? It’s basically when heterosexual men have a platonic affair with a male friend. They chat on the phone like teenage girls, get excited about seeing each...
View ArticleHow To Spot Toxic Friends
We’ve all had toxic friends. After you spend time with them, you feel down and deflated. You start doubting yourself and your choices. You’re wondering what happened to the wonderful evening you were...
View ArticleAsk Kim: How Do I Make Friends As An Adult?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward questions. Dear Kim, I’m 28 years old and for some reason I have almost no friends. I consider myself a nice person, but I can be a...
View ArticleAsk Kim: Should I Tell My Best Friend I Slept With Her Ex?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, My best friend broke up with her boyfriend of five years about a year ago. Recently I ran into...
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