Why do we NEED girlfriends? | Women’s Friendship Benefits
What are the benefits of female friendship?
If you had a chance to read over the National Women’s Friendship Day blog, you already know this. We do NEED girlfriends. Those relationships are key to our overall health and even our longevity. Actually, the research shows that not having close friends or confidants is as detrimental to your health as smoking or carrying extra weight. But it goes beyond just knowing this …
Just as each of us have our own personal challenges, skills and situations, each of us have unique reasons for needing female friendships. You may need girlfriends now more than previously if you’re going through changes in your life be it health, relationship, job – those are heavy issues to deal with and even heavier when there is no one to help us ‘carry the load’ and figure out coping mechanisms and solutions. Or you may need girlfriends around to celebrate the good things in life with you – like a Friday night out having fun times together or being happy for each other when a new job, guy, baby, home or good diagnosis happens. Girlfriends are for the good and not-so-good times. Yep. We NEED our girlfriends!
Fortunately, we have girlfriends. They’re kinda our ’secret weapon’ in dealing with life’s challenges and even just making days a lot more fun. Check out this article on why we NEED girlfriends.
So, girlfriends, think about the amazing women who bless your life. Those fellow mommies, neighbors, co-workers, college girlfriends … any women who make you grateful for having girlfriends. And, since they’re helping you stay happy, healthy and less-stressed, show some girlfriend gratitude.
How have your female friends been there for you? Share. Inspire. Celebrate. (Thanks girlfriends!)
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I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND THAT I THOUGHT WAS MY FRIEND. OUR HUSBANDS ARE BEST FRIENDS, THIS IS HOW I MET HER CALL HER BOO. WE HAVE TAKEN TRIPS TOGETHER AND SHOPPED TOGETHER. TALKED ABOUT OUR LIVES, FAMILY AND INTIMATE LIVES. WELL IT STARTING AFTER HURRICANE IKE, SHE BECAME DISTANCE. I ASKED HER WAS THERE A PROBLEM SHE STATED NO BUT STILL SEEMS DISTANCE. NOW SHE ONLY CALLS WHEN SHE WANTS INFORMATION. WHEN I CALL HER SHE STATES I WILL CALL YOIU BACK AND NEVER DO. I KEEP TRYING TO REACH OUT TO HER, EVEN ASK IS SOMETHING I DID, SHE STATES NO. IS THIS A FRIENDSHIP OR NOT. I HAVE BEEN VERY HURT DUE TO NOT HAVING THIS INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP WITH MY FRIEND BOO. HELP
Hi I am a college student, I am unable to have girlfriends. Even though I would love to have a friend to hear out, so she can hear me out, go shopping with her, and do things like going to the movies etc.; When I was in my native country i had so many but when I migrated to another country I turned very antisocial towards girls, and all I was able to have was guyfriends. I tend to thing that since my mother didnt had friends going over to her house I might had acquired her antisocial tendencies to towards woman. In honestly, if I am nice I am need, and if I am not nice am a bitch. So I still dont want to give up, but I don’t know what to do. Everygirl I meet doesnt want to understand me, or thinks I envy them. I don’t know what am I doing wrong.