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more about #friendship portia_sue: I know it's late and no one will see this, but just to add to my earlier tale of woe, my mother just called me at work and casually dropped the bomb t... more » helenahandbasket: i got dumped new year's eve one year (after four years). in retrospect, best thing that ever happened to me, but at the time? yipes. i thought he was ... more » Maharani: I don't think anything beats being dumped on your birthday. But this would be a close second more » jillpole: Same boyfriend who dropped me last year in the middle of November, only to woo me back right after Christmas, just did it to me again last Tuesday. M... more » nycbaby: My live-in boyfriend of 5 years and I were planning on hosting out first Thanksgiving in our home for our families when I found out he was sleeping wi... more » TheFormerJuneBronson: I remember not wanting to break up with my college boyfriend during the holidays. We'd been together three years and things were not going well--for m... more » mariamariamaria: I got spectacularly dumped right before my 30th birthday. I still think it was because he didn't want to have to spring for a present. Jerk. Whateve... more » kthnx: My roommate got dumped over the phone (it was a long distance relationship) on wednesday while he was shopping for thanksgiving stuff with me. Poor guy. more » Sukie in the Graveyard: Odd timing. My boyfriend's roommate and his girlfriend just ended their three year relationship (two weeks after their anniversary...). She basicall... more » tervalicious: Thank 'God' for being Canadian and having a good two months to break up with somebody between Thanksgiving and Christmas. more » youarewhatyoulove: This explains the sudden rash of "blah blah blah is single" notifications popping up on my Facebook newsfeed. more » genevievep: I noticed this phenomenon--it's nice to know it has a name! I got dumped right before Thanksgiving my sophomore year. We had gone to the same high sc... more » portia_sue: Sometimes I think Jezebel has a direct connection to my soul. This morning (from 10 am to 1pm) the boyfriend and I had an epic battle that started wi... more » drella: Yes. I have. One year I was in LA, was supposed to see my boyfriend in NYC. I got a new job, and couldn't leave. He went to see his family in the ... more » ItchykooParker: "Turkey Drop" - I can only think of WKRP in Cincinnati. Yes, I am older than most of you. more » Susan B.: Thanksgiving is closer to Christmas than New Year's is to Valentine's Day--wouldn't it make more sense to break up in early January? Actually, I see ... more » Crackers in Bed: i was turkey dropped my freshman year in college! i already knew about the "3-month expiration date" on long-distance college relationships, but i was... more » Anneisanne: Oh gosh, I dumped my first bf right after New Year's and right before his birthday. Over the phone. I still feel a little guilty, but then I remember ... more » mllej: O hai, I just got dumped this morning. Luckily I has leftover turkey and scalloped potatoes--definitely one advantage! more » raphaela: I had postponed a Fall wedding, but finally stuck a fork in the relationship between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have had few moments as satisfying... more » -
#dumpinggrounds
Beware The "Turkey Drop": Holiday Dumping Season Is Upon Us
If you've ever dumped someone or been dumped right around Thanksgiving, you're apparently not alone: the holiday is responsible for the demise of many a shaky relationship, thanks to the phenomenon known as "the turkey drop." More » -
#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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#thefriendzone
Making Friends Is Hard To Do
Whip It! is currently struggling at the box office, which is disappointing for several reasons, most notably because we need more films that depict women bonding over something that doesn't involve a wedding ring or a pair of shoes. More » -
#thecraft
I Was A Fake Teenage Witch
The Bush Administration reportedly denied J.K. Rowling a Presidential Medal of Freedom over fears that her Harry Potter series promoted witchcraft. Apparently they weren't aware that many of us, Harry Potter or no, go through our witchcraft phase anyway. More » -
#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 » -
#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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#friendswithbenefits
Are You Addicted To Friendahol?
Apropos of a new study showing that people with more school friends make more money, Meghan Daum has a jargon-y trend piece in the LA Times about an addiction she dubs "friendaholism." 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 » -
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#coldshoulders
With Friends Like These...
A woman thought she was headed to a party when her friends picked her up, but instead they drove her into the woods and abandoned her in 8-degree weather in a planned attack. More » -
#goldengirls
Thank You For Being A Friend...For 90 Years
Is the end of 2008 bumming you out? Is the economy breaking your heart? Are the holiday blues are setting in? Well, my doves, perhaps you need to read a sweet story like this one.
