I think I'm doing pretty well at being a woman. But if I'm honest with myself, I've been a lousy girl. So I'm trying some new, not entirely successful stuff...
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How do couples most commonly make each other happy and unhappy? We asked Kate Figes, author of Couples: The Truth, to share some of her exhaustive research on the topic.
We spend so much time and energy trying to guess what's going on in someone else's head, and we often jump to the worst conclusions. I have a habit of doing this everywhere in my life - from friends and family to work associates - and it definitely highlights some of my more neurotic tendencies.
I still remember that early winter day six years ago. I was waiting at a red light with my then-seven-week-old in the backseat—sleeping maybe? Crying likely?—and I spotted these girls.
Most of us are used to leaning on our friends in good times and bad, but according to Kelly Valen, author of The Twisted Sisterhood, female friends aren't always on your side.