Category Archives: friendship

The friendship destroyer

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Adventure Girl

At some point you have probably encountered a friendship-destroyer. I’m sure you know her, or one just like her. She latches on to you, you introduce her to your friends, she latches on to your friends. She causes fights and provokes jealousies. Your friends, who were getting along just fine before, are divided, and eventually their relationships are destroyed. Continue reading →

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Seeing all sides

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Adventure Girl

Adventure Girl learns the perils of too few points of view Over the years I have encountered many people who appear incapable of seeing anything from another person’s point of view. You probably know someone like this. Someone who is always … Continue reading →

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‘But I want them to like me!’

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Adventure Girl

Adventure Girl learns a lesson in setting boundaries and saying no At the beginning of last year I made a resolution to ‘stop collecting crazies’. It sounds a little ridiculous when I write it out, but after a succession of … Continue reading →

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When a gift isn’t really a gift

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Rhonda Perky

By definition, a gift is ‘something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation.’ When I give a gift or offer my support or my time, I do so freely, because I want to, because it feels good to, and with … Continue reading →

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Someone else’s slippers

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Adventure Girl

Adventure Girl learns a lesson in friendship ‘Does this mean I’m dumped?’ In relationships, there are commonly accepted ‘rules’. There are statuses like ‘single’, ‘in a relationship’ or ‘f-buddies’. You form a ‘relationship’, you break up, and sometimes you make … Continue reading →

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Bearded weirdness or ‘Playing Paddocks’

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Adventure Girl

A lesson in mixing friends with Adventure Girl Remember that game you used to play as a kid, where you drew up a grid of dots, as big as you could make it, then took turns to connect them with … Continue reading →

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