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	<title>Musings on Life and Love &#187; friendship</title>
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		<title>My Ex-Boyfriend Isn&#8217;t My Friend Anymore</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/03/my-ex-boyfriend-isnt-my-friend-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/03/my-ex-boyfriend-isnt-my-friend-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lady Bee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breakups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drifting apart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ex-boyfriends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ex-girlfriends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I broke up with a serious boyfriend last year. Our relationship was really complicated. Our breakup wasn’t. When we ended it, we were both of the same opinion that it was over. With initial reluctance, I acknowledged to myself that I was getting less than I wanted or deserved from the relationship. With the honesty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wasting Away In The Friend Zone</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/12/06/wasting-away-in-the-friend-zone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/12/06/wasting-away-in-the-friend-zone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friend zone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persistence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[platonic friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regret]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rejection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=3682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have no problem with the Friend Zone. The Friend Box. Friendship Island. The Vortex of Platonic Optimism&#8230;. Whatever you want to call it, I think opposite-sex friends are splendid. They can be an arsenal of insight when we need help understanding, well, the opposite sex. What’s not so splendid is the opposite-sex friend who [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>68</slash:comments>
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		<title>Caught In A Blizzard Of Little White Lies</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/11/29/caught-in-a-blizzard-of-little-white-lies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/11/29/caught-in-a-blizzard-of-little-white-lies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meg Pierce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boyfriends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deceit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dishonesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white lies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=3580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I jokingly instruct the guys I date that if I ever ask the dreaded question, “do I look fat in this dress?” they should lie, lie, lie. &#8220;Always tell a girl she looks fantastic,&#8221; I say to them. Yet, even the littlest white lies make me uncomfortable. To me, the problem is that a few [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Honesty Really The Best Policy?</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/11/15/is-honesty-really-the-best-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/11/15/is-honesty-really-the-best-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Hamilton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adultery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncomfortable situations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unwanted advances]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=3148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting encounter with a married friend the other night. My husband, our two-year-old son and I went to dinner at &#8220;Jack,&#8221; &#8220;Jill&#8221; and &#8220;little Johnny&#8217;s&#8221; house. They&#8217;re friends of ours, and we were looking forward to catching up with them after not seeing them for several months. I should mention now that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>No, He&#8217;s Not My Daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/11/08/no-hes-not-my-daddy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/11/08/no-hes-not-my-daddy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hartley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[age differences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[introspection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[older man]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[younger woman]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=3164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve come to expect all sorts of reactions when I tell people that I’m dating someone eighteen years older than me. The blood-curdling screams have been (thankfully) few in number, though I usually expect jaws to drop and eyebrows to shoot up into hairlines. There are also those whose expressions remain suspiciously blank. When their [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>36</slash:comments>
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		<title>True Friends Stab You In The Front</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/10/11/true-friends-stab-you-in-the-front/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/10/11/true-friends-stab-you-in-the-front/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Sullins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bluntness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coddling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealbreakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[femininity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stereotypes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sympathy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=2971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a bad girl. I don’t mean that I’m promiscuous, a partier, or a bitch. I mean I’m bad at being a girl. All my life, societal norms have told me that I’m not a good female specimen. And I’m generally okay with the fact that I play pool, own a snake, am an engineer, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>33</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Losses I Keep</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/09/27/the-losses-i-keep/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/09/27/the-losses-i-keep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Braciole</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coworkers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospitals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=2801</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[August 23, 2010 Rough day for me today. I stayed at work a little later than I had planned, so I had to hustle to get to the hospital before visiting hours were over. My friend&#8217;s father had to have surgery to remove infections from both of his artificial knees. His son (my friend) lives [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>In Defense Of The Friend Zone</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/07/19/in-defense-of-the-friend-zone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/07/19/in-defense-of-the-friend-zone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meg Pierce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[platonic friends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=1835</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tell me if this sounds familiar. You&#8217;re at a party and find yourself talking to a friend&#8217;s friend. He seems really cool and makes you laugh, but honestly, you don&#8217;t find him all that attractive. Later, he asks if you want to hang out sometime. You agree&#8230; hesitantly. Then you make an excuse to leave before he [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>Breaking Up Is Hard&#8230; For Your Friends, Too!</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/07/08/breaking-up-is-hard-for-your-friends-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/07/08/breaking-up-is-hard-for-your-friends-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hartley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breakups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=2290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When my friend is going through a breakup, it becomes my personal mission to mend her figurative heart. The quantity of chocolate ice cream at the supermarket diminishes noticeably. The local Blockbuster’s angry-girl-loses-guy-but-then-meets-even-cuter-one genre experiences a huge spike in rentals. I have all the right tools to combat my friend’s newly acquired depression&#8230;. Except the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Seven Reasons I Love Being Single</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/06/28/seven-reasons-i-love-being-single/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/06/28/seven-reasons-i-love-being-single/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meg Pierce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crushes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life of the party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-reliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=2158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my pet peeves is the single person who hates being partnerless. Hollywood loves to play up the stereotype of the woman who is desperate for anyone to love her. Sadly, a lot of my friends fit right into this cliché. They hate going to special occasions without a date on their arm. Or [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Bane Of Friendship</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/03/18/the-bane-of-friendship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/03/18/the-bane-of-friendship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breakups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getting dumped]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neurotransmitters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=1799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friendship. It’s so many wonderful things. It’s caring. It’s affection. It’s laughter and inside jokes. It&#8217;s also the last bastion of the freshly dumped. After all, how many breakup conversations include the phrase, “can we just be friends?&#8221; So why do we go along with such a “request”? Are we that desperate? Do we get [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>That Guy Was My Friend, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/02/02/that-guy-was-my-friend-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/02/02/that-guy-was-my-friend-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacob Faust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police shooting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=1671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You may not have known Jake, but maybe you can still take something from his death: if there’s someone in your life you still care about, don’t just let them drift away. If you really do still care about them, make that effort and keep them a part of your life. Because you never know when you might lose them.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>That Guy Was My Friend, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/02/01/that-guy-was-my-friend-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/02/01/that-guy-was-my-friend-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacob Faust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police shooting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tactlessness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=1652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To all these random people walking down Fourth Avenue on this random Tuesday afternoon, he was just some motorist they read about in the paper. He was some unlucky guy who had a run-in with the cops. He was a footnote, a statistic, on a simmering issue of police brutality. As far as these people were concerned, he was simply “that guy who got shot.” But to me, he was a friend.]]></description>
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