Christina Pesoli
Friend or Faux? How to Be a Real Friend During Your Friend's Divorce
Submitted by Southern Shift on Mon, 2010-09-20 15:40 Authored by Christina PesoliMany people have struggled with the awkwardness of not quite knowing how to be a friend to someone who is battling cancer, and much has been written about that topic. But what about the issue of how to be a friend to a person who is going through a divorce? This can be an equally tricky road to navigate. Well-meaning friends struggle with what to say or do, and this uncertainty often leads them to avoid their friend at a time when being there can mean the most.
The days of doubt and uncertainty are over. Follow the eight easy steps below and you will go from AWOL to A-1 friend to your friend in need.
Blood Complicated
Submitted by Southern Shift on Thu, 2010-08-19 14:52 Authored by Christina Pesoli“What do you do for a living?”
Not exactly a trick question. Still, I stood there speechless. The clerk at the Verizon store looked up from his computer screen and stared at me with a puzzled expression. When he asked me the question, he probably didn’t even really care about the answer. He was just trying to be friendly while I waited for him to activate my new phone. But since there was a delay in my response, now he was curious.
“I…uh…have a couple of properties I look after.”
He kept staring at me, his brow furrowed. I stammered around some more.
“I mean, I have some rental properties that I take care of.”
“Okay,” he said, looking back at his computer screen and giving a little shrug, as if to say, “Was it really that hard of a question?”
Do Marriage and Monogamy Still Make Sense in 2010?
Submitted by Southern Shift on Thu, 2010-07-22 17:26 Authored by Christina Pesoli & Dan SavageHere are links to two different authors thoughts on the subjects. Enjoy and let us know what you think!
The Relationship Model for Modern Couples
(Lifetime Commitment Not Included)
