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You Are the Average of the Five People You Spend the Most Time With

Jackie — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:13:51 +0000

My dad always told me, "You are what you hang out with", so this makes perfect sense to me. According to Addicted2Success you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. So if you hang out with burned-out losers, ultimately they'll drag you down, if they haven't already.

Do You Send Flowers When a Friend's Pet Passes Away? [POLL]

Jackie — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:51:09 +0000

I just found out that one of my good friends lost their dog. A lot of us have animals that are like family to us. We often get so attacted to our animals that when they pass it feels like we have lost someone of our imidate family. I want to show my support for [...]

Is it OK to have nicknames for your spouses friends? [POLL]

Jackie — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:48:57 +0000

Over the weekend my family and I went camping with four other families. By the end of the camping trip a few people had new nicknames for each other. The nick names ranged from dreamsicle to cupcake. The odd thing was that the nicknames were all given to people by someone other than their spouce. Nobody seemed [...]

Ten Scientifically-Proven Rules to Keep People from Defriending You on Facebook

Jackie — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:28:41 +0000

I'm not sure most people lose sleep over being defriended on Facebook . . . it's like, "Oh no, my old coworker from 1998 doesn't want to look at my vacation photos anymore! How will I survive?"

But if you do worry about it, researchers with LiveScience at Arizona State University used focus groups and studies to come up with these ten SCIENTIFICALLY-PROVEN rules to keep people from defriending you on Facebook. Check 'em out . . .

Is It A Bad Idea To Hire A Friend? [POLL]

Jackie — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:43:06 +0000

I have a lot of friends who have their own business’s and I think it is important to support them. That being said, I am pretty sure someone older and wiser once told me to never hire my friends because it will always turn out badly. I am not sure if I agree with this. [...]

The Line Between Being Popular and Being Narcissistic is . . . 800 Facebook Friends

Jackie — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:20:33 +0000

Apparently, you can use Facebook to tell if someone’s popular . . . or a self-absorbed, self-righteous narcissist. Just check if they have more than 800 Facebook friends. A study out of Western Illinois University from Globe and Mail found a link between the number of Facebook friends a person has, and the potential for [...]

Is It a Bad Idea to Hang Out With Co-workers Socially? [POLL]

Jackie — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:37:15 +0000

I like my co-workers and I have to admit that I know some of them better than I know my closest friends just because I spend a lot of time with them. Although, I have learned over the years that it can be a bad idea to hang out with co-workers socially. On the other hand some of my old co-workers are truly my best friends. So which way is the right way...to hang out or not to hang out?

Would You Set a Co-worker Up With a Friend? [POLL]

Jackie — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:35:34 +0000

A friend of mine called me last night and asked if I would set him up with a co-worker of mine. I automatically said, “sure” without even thinking about it. Later that I night I was thinking about when I would tell my co-worker, and it hit me…maybe it isn’t such a good idea to [...]

If You Delete a Facebook Friend Do You Need to Tell Them Why? [POLL]

Jackie — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:17:55 +0000

I like seeing all of my Facebooks friends posts. I love it when they tell everyone what they are up too, I love it when they complain about silly things and I really love it when they post super cute pictures of their kids. We have all deleted a Facebook friend or two. Sometimes do [...]

Inviting Friends and Family Into Your Home

Jackie — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:18:11 +0000

I have some good friends who live out of town. They have always told me to call them if I ever needed a place to stay. So I decided to take them up on their offer. I called my friends to make arrangements for the weekend and the response I got was disappointing, she said, "Well, I guess we can rearrange our schedule"

How To Mend a Friendship

Jackie — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:35:30 +0000

I take a local exercise class twice a week in Twin Falls. One of the reasons I like this class so much is that it gives me a chance to have a little interaction with adults. Don't get me wrong, I love my interaction with my kids, but I can only talk about Thomas and Friends for so many hours.

Debt Collectors Can't Harass Your Facebook Friends

Jackie — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:54:30 +0000

If you're deep in debt, here's a tiny bit of relief. You know that debt collector who's been trying to hunt you down? Now he can't legally harass your long lost friends from elementary school to get you to pay up.

Apparently, debt collectors have been trying to SHAME people into paying up by tracking them down on Facebook . . . then harassing their FACEBOOK FRIENDS.

Three Types of Friends Who Can Derail Your Diet

Jackie — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:35:11 +0000

Your friends can be a big help when you're trying to lose weight: They can work out with you, give you advice, and offer you encouragement. But some friends can actually PREVENT you from losing weight, and you might not even realize it.

Here are three types of friends who can derail your diet.

#1.) The Friend Who Doesn't Like To See You Struggle. If your friend tells you that you seem miserable, or asks if you're sure it's really worth it, it might seem like they're trying to help.

The Key To Having Lots of Friends Is . . . A Large Brain?

95.7 KEZJ — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:32:38 +0000

Apparently the key to being popular ISN’T being really good at football. Nope . . . you just have to have a LARGE HEAD. An evolutionary anthropologist at Oxford University just finished a study that found a person’s number of friends was connected to the size of their BRAIN. The theory here is that [...]

[UPDATE] Your Kids are Ignoring Your Friend Requests on Facebook [POLL]

Brad Weiser — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:00:10 +0000

I’m a facebook friend with my kids. I’m pretty sure they don’t like it. Nothing makes something more “uncool” than jumping on your page and seeing your mom and dad. It doesn’t matter how universal Facebook gets . . . kids STILL don’t want their parents coming anywhere near them online. –According to a new [...]