Presenting a portrait to my friend on his eighty-ninth birthday. #friend #friends #friendship #friendships #wiccan #wiccanfriend #wiccans #wiccanbeliefs #gift #giftgiving #giftpresentation #fun #funtime #funtimes #pink #prettyinpink #art #artist #artists #arting #makingart #presentingart #portrait #portraits #oilpainting #oilpaint #oilpainter #arts
#friendships — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #friendships, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/14700/ Getting laid off is lonely—I found an unexpected way to cope #ArtsAndEntertainment #careers #Friendships #JobHunting #Jobs #Jobs&Labor #labor #layoffs #Personnel #taxes #UnitedStates
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A school where I feel I belong a place where I work to support my school tuition and try to be involved in every activity. I enjoy sharing moments with my closest friends and classmates. Here I am in the white long-sleeve shirt with John and Edward, discussing Geography together.
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CW: my mind, social anxiety, friendship
I'm a big fan of open communication.
There is just one thing I can think of, that should absolutely be kept quiet/private unless you and your conversation partner*s are discussing consentually putting it into action: sexual fantasies involving the other person*s.I'm asexual and don't have such fantasies, so this doesn't apply to me.
But there is also one thing that, in my experience, is not a good idea to talk openly about: platonic fantasies.
Telling another person, you desperatly want to be close friends with them, but the tiny attempts to initiate friendship so far over the past year was everything you got, so if they wanted to be friends too, they'd have to put in most of the work, doesn't usually go well.
It doesn't help that I keep having these fantasies for people who are not availible for friendships.
#SocialAnxiety #SocialPhobia #friendship #friendships #friends #platonic #lonely #loneliness #communication
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CT restaurant closes, drawing laments and memories https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/7913/ #birthdays #Business #closing #connecticut #ConnecticutDining #ConnecticutFood #ConnecticutGroceryStores #ConnecticutRestaurants #ct #CTNews #customers #dinners #escape #Events #food #friendships #HartfordCourant #lament #LocalNews #margarita #MaxImagePreview #memories #restaurant #ridgefield #sad #sunrise #tequila #WillMiss
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My girlfriend is attractive.
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #girlfriend #girlfriends #attractive #alluring #beautiful #love #romance #dating #relationship #relationships #friendship #friendships #frienddate #frienddating #friendshipismagic #iloveyou #iloveher #loveyou #loveher #mylove #romanticlove #platoniclove #romantic #platonic #romanticrelationship #platonicrelationship #romanticfriendship #platonicfriendship #friend #bestfriend #bestie #myfriend #mybestfriend #mybestie
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Should I Be Worried That My Kid Hasn’t Found A Best Friend?
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/should-i-be-worried-that-my-kid-hasnt-found-a-best-friend
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'Open Worlds Play' won the social connectedness game design challenge.
🧡 This game is a PBS Featured resource!
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A game for middle and high school students about #friendships, #connectedness, and #cats!
#indiegame #indiedev #education #videogames #connectedness #SEL #publichealth #nonprofit #friendship #cats @publichealth
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/675477/ How to gather and connect like Gloria Steinem, says expert #AnnShoket #ArtsAndEntertainment #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Friendships #GloriaSteinem #Headlines #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #NewYorkCity #News #Relationships #TopStories #TopStories #World #WorldNews #WorldNews
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Even though I grew up in a small inbred town with no diversity, I somehow knew that representation mattered, and always tried to include heterogeneous characters in my childhood stories. #childhood #diverse #diversity #diversitymatters #peoplearepeople #friends #friendship #friendships #smalltown #smalltowns #equality #equalrights #civilrights #blacklivesmatter #blm #civilrightsmarch #1970s #twentiethcentury #oldentimes #representation #representationmatters #representationisimportant
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How to gather and connect like Gloria Steinem, says expert
I can’t stop thinking about Gloria Steinem’s living room. For years, Steinem gathered people in her New York…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AnnShoket #Artsandentertainment #Friendships #gloriasteinem #NewYorkCity #Relationships #UnitedStates #Us #USA
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https://www.europesays.com/news/74769/ How to gather and connect like Gloria Steinem, says expert #AnnShoket #ArtsAndEntertainment #Friendships #GloriaSteinem #Headlines #NewYorkCity #News #Relationships #TopStories
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[Quick Read] The Wisdom of Slow Things
Many of the things we value most cannot be rushed.Friendship grows through shared experiences.Trust develops through consistency.Children mature at their own pace.Knowledge deepens through study and experience.Grief needs time.Healing needs time.Even good decisions often require distance from the emotions that first surrounded them.We live in a culture that celebrates speed.But speed is not always a virtue.Sometimes the slower path produces the stronger result.https://mazikos.blog/2026/09/04/quick-read-the-wisdom-of-slow-things/
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“Days and Nights in the Forest” Emerges from the Shadows
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CT restaurant closes, drawing laments and memories https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/17618/ #birthdays #business #closing #ct #CtNews #customers #dinners #escape #Events #Food #friendships #HartfordCourant #lament #LocalNews #margarita #MaxImagePreview #memories #Restaurant #Restaurants #ridgefield #sad #sunrise #Tequila #WillMiss
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1172304/ Fulfilling friendships boost physical and mental health: Study #boost #BreakingNews #CurrentAffairs #CurrentNews #DailyNews #friendships #fulfilling #Health #LatestNews #LocalNews #mental #MentalHealth #News #NewsOnline #physical #Science #study #UK #UnitedKingdom #न्यूज #लोकलन्यूज #समाचार
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Fulfilling friendships boost physical and mental health: Study
Fulfilling friendships and general close social relationships are strongly linked to better physical and mental health, a global…
#NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #AU #Australia #boost #breakingnews #CurrentAffairs #currentnews #dailynews #Friendships #fulfilling #Health #latestnews #localnews #mental #MentalHealth #newsonline #physical #Science #study #न्यूज #लोकलन्यूज #समाचार
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/658689/ Fulfilling friendships boost physical and mental health: Study #boost #BreakingNews #CurrentAffairs #CurrentNews #DailyNews #Éire #Friendships #fulfilling #Health #IE #Ireland #LatestNews #LocalNews #mental #MentalHealth #MentalHealth #News #NewsOnline #physical #Science #Study #न्यूज #लोकलन्यूज #समाचार
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‘My Friends Keep Trying to Diagnose Me With Something!’
Going Through It Advice on work, dating, friendships and mental health from women who have failed spectacularly (and…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #advice #friendships #goingthroughit #health-wellness #Mentalhealth #neurodivergence #Self
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Expat Friendships
When you pick up your life in one country and move to another, its hard to fully comprehend the changes that occur in your relationships. A surprising reality is that you can experience the loneliest time of your life for a period of time, and that loneliness can shift unexpectedly as strangers quickly become some of the most important people in your life. Expat friendships in particular can develop at a remarkable speed. You share the discomfort of being new, the enthusiasm of new experiences, the frustrations of this new everyday life, and before long this new friend feels like someone you have known forever. Whilst I have a few very treasured best friends here in Australia, I find myself reflecting on this phenomenon as I sit across from one of my dearest Australian/UK friends during her visit to her family, and I feel nothing but grateful. Why are these friendships so incredibly different and special.
The strange intensity of expat friendships
Living the expat life is unique, and whilst you are sharing meals, adventures, conversations, homesickness, and the logistics of life across two countries, this shared experience creates an intensity that is not seen in slow growing friendships. This is likely because you are connected through “figuring it out together” or one of you are helping the other, and this is how I met my beautiful friend. It was late 2018 only days after arriving in the UK and I was navigating the everyday logistics of setting up our new life in England and failing miserably. I posted an introductory spiel in a London expats group, and my now friend/then stranger took a big leap and sent me the most wonderful message of encouragement, shared her experience, offered meaningful advice, and invited our family to spend time with theirs. I have heard many people profess that you cannot build deep friendships quickly, but I now know this to be untrue – from the first in person meeting there was a connection not only between us, but between our husbands and children.
Expat friends, local friends, and friends from home differ
All friends are equally important to and cherished by me, and their differences are why my life is so rich. My friends from home have my past, present, and future. They were there on the journey leading up to our expat experience, along with welcoming us home with so much love when we returned. They knew us before we were forever changed by our experiences during those almost five years abroad, and for those that remain in our circle, we are forever grateful. I guess many of my friendships from abroad could be considered as “local” friends, those people who grew up there, know the local culture, and have the insider knowledge that I could never begin to fully understand even after almost 5 years there. Locals give you the opportunity to expand yourself out of the bubble of what is comfortable and familiar, to truly embrace this new life you are building, and for my local friends I am forever grateful.
Your expat friends however are a completely different type of friendship, because primarily they can walk beside you through the experience of culture shock, and you will never have to explain the details. They are the ones who understand the longing for home even when this move has been a choice you were happy to make, and graciously understand what you may need to help you settle in and make life feel like “home” again. Although my expat friend is Australian, I have many others that come from a variety of different countries and cultures, and there are deep similarities in many of the common experiences.
Goodbyes
The difficulty with expat life is that expats frequently return home, and the friendships you have created then transition to long distance ones that face the challenge of differing time zones, and the busyness of those people navigating yet another move. This is just the nature of the great big world we now live in, complete with global travel and opportunities. This also isn’t just the experience of us expats, but also the locals we now consider to be part of our circle. If you are the expat leaving, you quickly realise that your friendships in your new home and the one you are returning to are about to shift and change once again, and that can be quite daunting. If you are lucky, you will maintain those friendships you cherish the most and make the changes needed to continue to nurture them well into the future. The changes however might be that your regular conversations may become further apart, your knowledge about their day to day lives might dwindle, and of course you will feel an overwhelming sense of FOMO. It is that in between feeling all over again and sadly some of those friendships won’t last the journey – and despite the sadness at the time, you will be okay because some friendships are not for a lifetime but they are for the right reason or season they were in.
Photo by Michael Pointner on Pexels.comFriendships are like home
Just like home, friendships are not about being together in a specific location – we each move house, schools, jobs, and relationships. Friendships are about the person and the value you each hold in each others lives. Think about your friends and what makes them truly special in your life even if you are far away, not in contact every day, or live completely different lifestyles – what stands out?
For me I have friends both at home and across the world who each bring something a little different into my life and hopefully I play that same role in their lives. Some check in with me almost every day just to say hello and see how I am doing, and we each share our moments to celebrate and the things we are struggling with, all without needing to fix each other but with an extended hand for help if it is needed. Some have a mutual understanding that we are in our busiest times of our lives with out children growing older, our marriages changing course towards empty-nesting, and our jobs needing a different level of attention – but we connect when we can by message, at gatherings, or for a drop in. Some are past or present colleagues who share similar experiences in life and in work, and who understand that it is great to spend time together outside these identities we have as healthcare professionals but who also understand the physical exhaustion, mental fatigue, and time it takes to be in those roles and navigate parenting and life all at the same time – so you do what you can.
Then there is my friend Anna. She now has a part of my past, my present, and my future – and at any one time can walk beside me in any of the above moments simultaneously. We have shared heavy talks about life, children, the pandemic, and work in the health care industry. We have shared holidays, weekend adventures, virtual holiday celebrations, and more funny moments in our 8 years of knowing each other than I can count. And as I sit across from her as she works into the night, I can finish this with the knowledge that our friendship will be as strong into the future as it is today – and all because one expat reached out a helping hand to another expat.
OUR BEAUTIFUL AUSSIE EXPAT FRIENDS ANNA AND ERIL IN BRUGES
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Queer autistic woman’s friendship group has interpersonal dynamics of Fleetwood Mac
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Queer autistic woman’s friendship group has interpersonal dynamics of Fleetwood Mac
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not wanting to pick
not wanting to pick
#alliances #allies #ally #conflict #conflictEngagement #conundrum #dailyPost #fight #friendships #humanBehavior #humanKind #humanNature #humankind #letGo #lost #notYours #pickAFight #pickingAFight #poem #poetry #postaday #predicament #relationships #responsibilities #responsibility #roles #tanka #waka #weak #wise
a fight when it’s not your fight
to pick is sometimes
wise, sometimes weak, and on all
counts, a lost predicament
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Man shares how not getting a wedding invite made him end a 10-year friendship, and it struck a chord
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Man shares how not getting a wedding invite made him end a 10-year friendship, and it struck a chord
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we step into and
we step into and
#acquaintances #dailyPost #friendships #hold #human #humanBehavior #humanFriendships #humanNature #immerse #immersion #lives #memories #narrator #perform #performance #poem #poetry #postaday #reliable #reliableNarrator #stepIn #stepOut #stories #tanka #waka #withoutThought
out of each other’s lives without
thought, are asked to hold
memories, perform stories,
be reliable narrators
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CW: CW sadness and loneliness
I have the sads. I feel lonely. I've never had the luck of having a friend *group*. I've moved around too much. It just never happened even when I tried to actively build it (or it went horribly wrong). And I'm afraid with COVID now, I never will get that locally.
My friends are all individual friends and scattered across multiple countries and timezones. Some of them are barely online. Other are. But most of them objectively suck at making an effort and reaching out. Don't get me wrong, I love having AuDHD friends but somehow I'm the only one with the "actively reach out to connect" AuDHD and everyone else seems to have the "whoops I forgot you existed AuDHD". I know they don't mean to be hurtful but it is hurtful.
I love watching Critical Role but it makes me extra sad to see people have those kinds of friendships that I'll never get to have. Finding a combination at the intersection of nerdy, queer, CC, and knowing how to remain in contact is a challenge I can't seem to master. And it's so fucking lonely that it hurts.
I have top surgery coming up and idk how to get people to understand that if they care about me they'll really have to step up this time and not leave the onus on me for once because I likely won't be able to do that emotional labour.
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Person you undeniably hit it off with at event has no desire to see you ever again
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Person you undeniably hit it off with at event has no desire to see you ever again
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4 "Hell no. Saving the planet is a job of entities who pollunated the planet — governments and corporations, not mine. I obviously may participate in clownery like using paper straws to save fucking nothing, but I will not, "
This is the attitude I mean. Well said and what needs reconsidering. Please.
You just to thinking I mean taking away / stopping things, instead of simply making friends much more / doing the people-work together towards #freedom / #friendships.
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5 conversation habits that unintentionally push people away, and what to do instead
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/5-bad-conversation-habits-ex1/
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5 conversation habits that unintentionally push people away, and what to do instead
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/5-bad-conversation-habits-ex1/
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Mindset change: For my people and myself
Let's discuss what lead to my mindset change, first. It will lead up to it. This is one I had to let out a sigh about, because it is a little bit hard to talk about. After my diagnosis of PMDD, I changed the way I looked at things. I should have done it before, yet I did not want to change at all. Including, the way I looked at things. I vowed to change my ways and to receive the help that I needed after the diagnosis. I used to be anti- psychiatrist and therapist for various reasons. Now, I […]https://brittany209-wbdvk.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/mindset-change-for-my-people-and-myself/
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Lost in convo #mood #kerala #friendships #casual #chillday #morningcoffee #monsoon
Crossposted with @openvibe
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Researchers reveal the surprising No. 1 predictor of someone staying your best friend
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Researchers reveal the surprising No. 1 predictor of someone staying your best friend
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Hey guys!!
I am off work for 3 days! 8) I'd love someone to talk to. I don't really have friendos.
I know it's a Holiday coming up for my American friends so I know a lot of you will be busy. It's just a normal day for me so. I'll be here!
I just pigged out on some meatloaf and cheesy potatoes. So my doggy belly is nice and round and full!
Anyone want to chat with a fatass dog? I will let you play with and grope my belly. ;3
I am also looking for a pet if anyone is interested. 👀
I have a 300 lb gut for you to worship ~
Hit me up! I will be up all night! :D
Telegram: TheTubbyTiggy
Discord: hunterguptill
Or feel free to note me!
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Some of my closest friendships started with nothing more than a random reply to someone's post. No grand plan — just curiosity meeting curiosity. The internet at its best still works like that.
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What is an admin date? Why experts say it helps with productivity and loneliness at once
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Any day I see a #cow is a good day!
Cows are emotionally very intelligent. They form deep #friendships with other cows and they experience and express #joy and sadness.On top of that they’re just incredibly cute, have the most #beautiful and kind eyes and every mooooooh is #music (moohoosic) in my ears.
If you have not seen a cow today, just enjoy these little cuties here. You’re welcome.🐄🐄🐄
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Three of my favorite people--Aria, Carter, and Carson, a few years ago. Watercolor and Markers. #art #artwork #arting #makingart #artist #artists #watercolor #watercolors #markers #marker #family #children #kid #kids #child #baby #babies #favorites #favoritepeople #family #familytime #friends #friendship #friendships #people #portrait #portraits #sketch #sketches #drawing #drawings #mifflincounty #lewistown
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This Curmudgeonly old Hermit doesn't attend many social events, but prefers those that are Dog Friendly. With Will Renninger at the Shy Bear Brewery. #hermit #hermits #hermitting #curmudgeon #curmedgeons #grump #grumps #grumpy #dog #dogs #dogfriendly #canine #canines #pet #pets #shybearbrewery #shybear #localbusiness #localbusinesses #mifflincounty #pennsylvania #brewery #breweries #craftbeer #friend #friends #friendship #friendships #goingout #social #sociability
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Even the most curmudgeonly Hermit can't resist a party when it's at noon, is only two and a half miles away, and is Dog Friendly! Happy Tenth Anniversay to Stephanie and Will! #anniversary #straightmarriage #straightmarriages #straightwedding #straightweddings #tenth #tenthanniversary #party #anniversaryparty #dogfriendly #shybear #shybearbrewery #venue #partyvenue #mifflincountypartyvenue #mifflincounty #spring #celebrate #celebration #friends #friendship #friendships #fun #funtimes #fun
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Christmas Eve, 1973. I wish I could remember who made the beautiful red papier-mâché dog at front, and who it was gifted to! #christmas #memory #memories #christmasmemories #xmas #1970s #twentiethcentury #holiday #holidays #wintersolstice #solstice #winter #stluciaday #kwanzaa #hanukkah #boxingday #BarbraStreisand #theowlandthepussycat #gift #gifts #gifting #givinggifts #christmaseve #traditional #traditions #holidaytradition #holidaytraditions #friend #friendships #papiermache #art #art
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→ Letting friendships die
https://psyche.co/turning-points/i-was-just-performing-friendship-something-had-to-give“Some #friendships should die as we change and grow. I’m not meant to maintain every connection forever, while the guilt of letting relationships fade is often less painful than the slow suffocation of maintaining them.”
“[Real friendship] can handle the messiness of people who sometimes don’t text back, or disappear for weeks, or show up unexpectedly on a Wednesday with chai and nowhere particular to be.”
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She took to her official Instagram handle and shared a throwback picture with her first co-star, Hrithik Roshan, from the Phuket schedule of their film “Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.” https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/ameesha-patel-throwback-hrithik-roshan-kaho-naa-pyaar-hai-innocence-real-bonds-bollywood-t3tcex26?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AmeeshaPatel #HrithikRoshan #Friendships #Bollywood
