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I know how you feel : the joy and heartbreak of friendship in women's lives / F. Diane Barth.

by Barth, F. Diane.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.

302.34082 B284i

Female friendship.

Women -- Psychology.

Interpersonal relations.

9780544870277 (softcover)

xiii, 238 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-227) and index.

How should a friendship begin? -- What are women's friendships? -- Friends and family: one we choose, one we don't -- Disillusionment, betrayal, and rejection -- The joy of belonging, the pain of exclusion: groups, clubs, and cliques -- How many friends do you need? -- Should friends give advice to friends? -- With friends like this, who needs enemies?: competition between friends -- Sexual tension in women's friendships -- Do good boundaries make bad friends? -- Why do women friends hold grudges forever?: managing anger, judgment, and shame -- A hole in your heart: dealing with endings and losses -- The special joy of "friendship wisdom."

"'Do I have enough friends?' 'Why did my friendship end?' and 'What makes a good friendship work?' ... [Sharing] stories from a ... diverse cast of women, many of whom speak about feelings they haven't shared before, ... [Barth provides] advice on how to manage betrayal and rejection, how to deal with a narcissistic or bossy friend, what to do when your best friend and your family don't get along, how to let go of a friendship that has stopped working, and much more."--From publisher.

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