Who needs friends anyway?
09 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
in Articles on Friendship, Research on Friends, Why Friends Rock Tags: benefits of friends, best friends, friends, friendship, friendship research, importance of friends, magazines, relationships, women's health
So I realized that this whole project would only be for personal satisfaction unless I could gather some tangible evidence that indeed, my mental and physical health would benefit from finding some super-duper friends.
I read about a billion magazines, and I know that this topic is featured often, although mostly in passing, but I figured I should drum up some real references to convince at least myself that I did not just imagine that friends are good for you. (At least I hope I’m not that bad yet!)
So here goes:
Prevention Magazine – 8 Friends Every Woman Needs (and why!)
Woman’s Day Magazine – Lots of reasons to Exercise with a Lady Friend!
Glamour Magazine – 7 Friends Every Woman Needs (a different take on the types – does anybody have all 7 or 8?!)
Elle Magazine – The Importance of Friendship
Allure Magazine – Friends With Benefits (it’s not what you think!)
Anyway, this is just a smattering of what women’s magazines tell us about the importance of friends – good friends. Although reading these types of articles may have made me more acutely aware of my utter lack of a best female friend, I think I already knew deep down that I have been missing out on something great, and that it’s time to change.
Next – to the science. And after that – to the plan!
