My publisher, Overlook Press, recognized the importance of these issues to women and commissioned a book that turned out to be a perfect match for my background and interests. What made some friendships stick and others fall apart? How did my friendships compare to those of other women? I was always curious about the complexities of friendship.
Almost every woman has experienced a fractured friendship: either because she lost contact with someone who once was important to her because she actively decided to step back from a friendship that changed because she was unexpectedly dumped by someone else, because she decided she didn’t have time for the hassles of a frenemy or toxic friendship, or because she and a friend both agreed their relationship was no longer worth saving. With rapid changes in technology and the evolving roles of women, female friendships are more dynamic than ever before. In an effort to understand the natural course of our friendships, I surveyed more than 1500 women of all ages, from all walks of life, to learn about their friendships, why some succeed and others fail, and how women can use every friendship, whatever the outcome, to emerge more whole. What happens to our friendships? Why do some grow richer with time, others disappear, and others come to a crashing, often unanticipated, end? How do you tell the difference between the ones that are keepers that are definitely worth saving and the ones that should be discarded? At their best, these relationships fill our lives with love and laughter-but they can just as easily lead to intense feelings of sadness, hurt, loss, and shame that are as painful to get over as a breakup with a husband or lover. Published: | Last Updated: February 27, 2023įriendships with other women are integral to our sense of happiness, health, and emotional well-being.
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