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more about #friends 18thfloor: The comments on that thread make me want to punch Santa Clause. #lucindarosenfeld more » LBB: Apparently someone did what I considered and sent the original letter to Sarah over at Tomato Nation. Interesting response, and discussion in the acc... more » sangmo: "P.S. The day I rely more on a boyfriend than on a best girlfriend is the day I lose hope for womankind." Amen to that! And Rosenfeld needs to be fi... more » ZombieApocalypse: I would never have friends, male or female, that I couldn't rely on when I needed help. It sucks that this girl had such friends but it sounds like sh... more » dirtybee: My best friend took me to the hospital in the middle of the night during my worst cutting period - no questions asked. I did the same for her when she... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Oh yeah! I read this this morning. I was really impressed with the restraint she showed. I'd be all profane and noisome, had someone treated me that w... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): This woman sounds smart and awesome. Hey, I'll be your friend. #lucindarosenfeld more » formergr: I wonder if her "friends" have heard about all this and figured out they are the ones in the story. #lucindarosenfeld more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: What...what kind of insane bullshit is that? I would pick up ANY of my friends in the middle of the night if they needed it, whether or not they'd be... more » LovelyHue: Ugh. After reading the whole letter, I'm even more horrified at the friends. I mean, are they in high school? They were angry because she DANCED wi... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I just read the whole letter (as much as I hate to click over to Double X) and it was a thing of art. I don't even know who this woman is, but I'm so ... more » Mary McCarthyite: Oooh, look who got told! #lucindarosenfeld more » Keep it cool: I actually had a friend of mine get roofied while with me. Though I was incredibly drunk myself, I managed to hail a cab, tell my mom my friend was si... more » Ginmar Rienne: I can't think of how I'd call myself a friend if I didn't offer a car ride, a shoulder, a floor or blow up mattress, a full bottle of booze, videos an... more » veronykah: It sounds as if these people the OP is talking about are actually NOT her friends. I can't think of anyone I call a friend that would do that to me. I... more » Adora Belle Dearheart: F this shit. I would have been there for an enemy. It's called human decency. Hell, I once rented a car to go pick up a younger girl I only knew becau... more » maude_flanders: I'm sorry if this is an incredibly stupid question, but unclear on this policy-- A hospital won't "release" you unless you have another person pick y... more » ladyfalcon is skin deep: God, it wouldn't even have to be a FRIEND that called me. If an acquaintance or co-worker were to call me saying "Someone intentionally drugged me and... more » Alice Blackshear: I was on the subway home one night when the girl across from me on the train was passed out, dropped her purse, everything fell out of it, we tried t... more » 007JerseyGirl: I am 28 and I've never had a significant other and I've lived states away from my mother for years. I am just appalled by the advice-giverβs implica... more » -
#backlash
Roofied Letter-Writer Tells Off Advice Columnist
"For the record, I really was roofied, ma'am. [...] P.S. The day I rely more on a boyfriend than on a best girlfriend is the day I lose hope for womankind." — Friend Or Foe letter-writer [Double X] -
#withfriendslikethese
Relying On Friends: How Much Is Too Much?
Recently, a woman told Lucinda Rosenfeld, novelist and author of the intermittently obnoxious advice column 'Friend or Foe', that her friends had ditched her when she got roofied. Rosenthal's response: get over it.
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#dirtbag
Roman Polanski Arrested In Switzerland
- Director Roman Polanski has been arrested by Swiss police, at the request of the United States, after he tried to enter Switzerland to attend the Zurich Film Festival, where a tribute to his work is taking place. [CNN]
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#idiotbox
Why Are Friends Reruns So Incredibly Painful?
A London man has opened an exact replica of Friends' Central Perk. "This makes me feel weird on the inside," wrote my friend. I know what she means: Friends has aged about as well as a bad facelift. More » -
#fakefriends
Sitting Down With Your TV Friends? Well, Phoebe Says You're Fat
A new study indicates that women who watched Friends reported "the segment had a significantly adverse effect on the participants' satisfaction with their own appearance" and weight. They were always silently judging you from beyond the screen! [Physorg.com] -
#foolishness
No One Told Him Friends Was Gonna Feel That Way
British actor Steve Misiura watched all 84 hours of Friends in a row to break the world record, during which he reported "nausea, stomach cramps and hallucinations." We felt that way about the season Rachel was pregnant. [UPI, Friends-a-Thon] -
#dude
All Women Need Guy Friends, Says Salon Writer
About a year ago, I noticed that, in a reversal of the previous pattern of my life, almost all my close friends were women. This has to change — and Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams (sort of) explains why. More » -
#potpsychology
"Do I Have To Change My Tampon Every Time I Pee?"
It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the biweekly "advice" column in which we attempt to solve everyone's problems with an herbal remedy. More » -
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#genepoolparty
Study: Popularity May Be Genetic
Depressing (or comforting?) news for wallflowers: whether a teen is at the center or on the edge of a social network may be about 30% genetic. Genes may also influence how many people consider the teen a friend. [Scientific American] -
#bookreviews
Are All Female Friends Really Frenemies?
I'm So Happy For You, a new novel by novelist Lucinda Rosenfeld, makes female friendships seem like a supremely unpleasant, never-ending status game.
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#coupling
Curmudgeons Say: Joint Friends Are A Waste Of Time
This Salon writer and his girlfriend can't make any couple friends. For some reason, they see this as a problem! More » -
#oneissilverandtheothersgold
According To Study, Friends Are Money
How many friends do you have? In a cosmic piece of unfairness, this may determine how much money you make — but you may have more friends than you think. More » -
#facebooked
"Un-Friending" On Facebook: Harsh β Or Necessary?
Burger King's bizarre βWhopper Sacrificeβ campaign β which offered a free burger if you unfriended ten Facebook friends β has started a debate about the etiquette of giving people the online axe. More » -
#fastfriends
The Odd Couple
At an English animal refuge, a basset hound and tawny owl have apparently struck up a friendship after their caregiver realized that both of them love to "watch television" together. [Telegraph] -
#publicserviceannouncements
Don't Perambulate If You Inebriate (A Cautionary Tale)
In a service-y post at Tara Parker-Pope's New York Times blog, she notes that New Years Day (the early part) is the most fatal day of the year for pedestrians, many of whom are drunk. -
#thejezebeldiet
What's The Etiquette For Spitting Into Your Napkin?
Today someone writes into the Philadelphia Inquirer's advice column, "Ask Amy," to ask how to deal with her hostess's tasteless fat-free cooking. Amy says suck it up. We respectfully disagree.
