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When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do | Part Five

This is Part Five of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks.  “OK, I get it,” you may be thinking. “But why does this happen to me time and time again. I’m tired of feeling rejected.”   The Journey from Rejection to Acceptance  Remember that the opposite of rejection is acceptance. While rejection certainly stings, like acceptance it is part and parcel […]

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When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do | Part Four

This is Part Four of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks.   A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.  — Elbert Hubbard  One morning about five years ago, I called my wife. She was visiting her family in central Mexico with our two children. She had been there for the previous two weeks. […]

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When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do | Part Three

Have you ever felt your relationships a little off-balance? Anthony Silard’s recent article in Psychology Today might help. Read more here.

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When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do | Part Three

This is Part Three of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks.  At any point in time, some of our friends desire to be closer to us and some wish for more distance. The irony of craving for less social distance from specific friends is that there are other friends who desire the same from us whom we routinely ignore.   […]

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