{"product_id":"9781618580146","title":"Friendships Don't Just Happen!: The Guide to Creating a Meaningful Circle of GirlFriends","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery woman is searching for a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life. Many realize the significant role that an intimate, tightly knit circle of friends plays in creating a more fulfilling life, but with hectic schedules, frequent moves, and life changes, it’s more important than ever for women to establish natural, meaningful friendships that will contribute to their overall wellbeing. \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFriendships Don’t Just Happen!,\u003c\/i\u003e Shasta Nelson, friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com, reveals the most important proven steps, processes, and secrets vital to establishing the right kinds of friendships that women—no matter their age or relationship status—are longing for in today’s stressful and mobile culture. This revolutionary, engaging guide will also benefit women who already feel rooted to fabulous friends, with insightful principles that will help them maintain and enhance their current friendships. \u003cbr\u003eFull of practical how-to tips, fun activities, guiding questions, and step-by-step instructions, \u003ci\u003eFriendships Don’t Just Happen!\u003c\/i\u003e highlights several areas of developing lasting friendships, teaching women how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluate their current circle of friends\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecognize what types of friends they are seeking based on career, interests, location, and relationship status\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate a prioritized Friendship Checklist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind friends—where to look and how to approach them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTake initiative to jumpstart friendships and face fears of rejection\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablish “frientimacy,” trust, and happiness through conversation and activities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaintain friendships and determine which ones are worthwhile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcerpt from \u003ci\u003eFriendships Don't Just Happen\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a lie out there that real friendship\u003ci\u003e just happens. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I was new to San Francisco eight years ago, I remember standing at a café window on Polk Street watching a group of women inside, huddled around a table laughing. Like the puppy dog at the pound, I looked through the glass, wishing someone would pick me to be theirs. I had a phone full of far-flung friends’ phone numbers, but I didn’t yet know anyone I could just sit and laugh with in a café.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt hit me how very hard the friendship process is. I’m an outgoing, socially comfortable woman with a long line of good friendships behind me. And yet I stood there feeling very lonely. And insecure. And exhausted at just the idea of how far I was from that reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI knew I couldn’t just walk in there and introduce myself to them. “Hi! You look like fun women, can I join you?” I would have been met with stares of pity. No one wants to seem desperate, even if we are. We don’t have platonic pick-up lines memorized. Flirting for friends seems creepy. Asking for her phone number like we’re going to call her up for a Saturday night date is just plain weird. All the batting of my eyelashes wasn’t going to send the right signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so I turned away from the scene of laughter and walked away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, unfortunately, friendships don’t just happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe Value Belonging\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriendships may not happen automatically, but what we crave about them sure seems to! We all want to belong—that need to be connected to others is an inherent desire. We live our entire lives trying to fit in, be known, attract acceptance, and experience intimacy. We desperately want to have others care about us. This book is about that hunger. And more pointedly, it is about listening to it and learning how to fulfill it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058196103408,"sku":"9781618580146","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781618580146_p0.jpg?v=1763854497","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781618580146","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}