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March 27, 2017
The Grown Up Friendship Breakup: How To Break Up With a Friend, Like an Adult
Letting go of a friendship is never easy. Here's how to break up with a friend, the adult way.
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March 24, 2017
How To Tell When a Friendship Is Over
It can hard to tell when a friendship is over. What are the signs that a friendship is about to - or should - end?
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How To Tell If a Friendship Is Over
It can hard to tell when a friendship is over. What are the signs that a friendship is about to - or should - end?
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March 22, 2017
HerTake: Friends Who Cancel Too Often
In this month’s HerTake question, Nina answers a letter from a woman who says her friends often cancel plans or change the plans last minute. Is this an expected part of being an understanding friend or does this letter writer have especially rude friends in her life? Help our letter writer decide what to do! …
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February 15, 2017
HerTake: Friend Connectors vs. Friend Hoarders
In this month’s HerTake question, Nina answers a letter from a woman who is tired of sharing her friends with a close friend who hoards her own friends and acquaintances. Are you a friend connector or a friend hoarder? Help our letter writer decide what to do! Do you have a question for Nina? Use …
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January 5, 2017
Working With The Friend Who Dumped You
In this month’s HerTake question, Nina answers a letter from a woman who was dropped by a very close friend who also happens to be the letter-writer’s boss. Do you have a question for Nina? Use our anonymous form. You can read Nina’s answers to past questions here. Dear Nina, I considered “Liz” one of …
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December 14, 2016
Platonic Friendships and Jealous Spouses
In this month’s HerTake question, Nina answers a letter about a longstanding friendship between a man and a woman that the man’s wife objects to now (years later). How much influence does one spouse get to have on the other’s friendships? And can a friendship successfully scale back from a higher level of closeness to something more casual?
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November 29, 2016
The HerStories Project Holiday Book Sale
The holidays are upon us, and we would love to offer our fantastic readers a great deal on book bundles! We think our most recent essay collection, So Glad They Told Me: Women Get Real About Motherhood, is the perfect gift for the moms in your life—your sister, your best friend, maybe even yourself! With …
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November 21, 2016
Mothering Through the Darkness: One Year Later
It’s been just over a year since we published Mothering Through the Darkness: Women Open Up About the Postpartum Experience, an essay collection written by 35 women sharing their experiences with postpartum and post-adoption depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders. Since its publication last November, the Singapore Committee for UN Women endorsed the book, and it …
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November 16, 2016
How To Deal With Gossip a Friend Said About You
In this month’s HerTake question, Nina discusses hearing third-hand what a friend said about you.
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