Word: befriend
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...only takes Andrew an afternoon to befriend a like-minded, co-op-dwelling bisexual (played by the multitasking Shelton), who invites him over for an evening of drugs, dancing and experimental thinking, if not actions. Andrew persuades Ben to drop by to meet his new friend. "It's a little weird," Ben tells Anna on the phone, promising he'll be home in time for dinner. "The place is called Dionysus, and they aren't kidding." Wanting to please both friend and wife, he's torn. In the end, the desire to be as hip as he believed himself...
...single designer?Zac Posen, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Alessandro Dell'Acqua?at insider prices ranging from 50% to 70% off. All sales have a daily start time of noon Eastern and last for a breathless 36 hours. And, of course, only invited guests are privy. (Befriend a member and ask for an invite to join.) "We really prize doing it in a way that is incredibly exciting," says Maybank. But the bottom line, says Wilson, is that "we provide access to hundreds of highly sought-after brands for both men and women. We have a lot of depth...
...Social networks are bogs filled with people who are there to befriend one another, tell their stories, or voice their complaints. For those who want others to know all about them or who have unrevealed grievances about life, these are wonderful online destinations. They are a good place to leave messages for friends, propose marriage, and post the scores from the local high school football team. They are not a place where an advertiser can focus on a single group with a message aimed at those people, because no one knows exactly who those people are. For a company trying...
...course, it works best when "she" is more like you than not. People may have their own unique preferences, but they also "tend to marry, befriend, work with and live near those who share their preferences and personality traits." So the people we're likely to get "surrogation information" from - our neighbors and friends - are also more likely to share our likes and dislikes. "There is little disagreement among people about the sources of pleasure and pain," the authors write, "and even less disagreement among neighbors...
...Women are more likely than men to use a 'tend-and-befriend' strategy in conflict situations," says Chandler. "They may therefore be more sensitive to positive body language...