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...final clubs makes them less visible. “Women can’t [group] in the same way men do. Most guys only know a handful of members in female final clubs,” Menendez said. The fact that on average men believe women do not form friendship collectives but rather intimate dyads exacerbates the problem, according to Menendez. She feels that she was in a unique position to study Harvard’s sociology because of her insider knowledge; for perspective, Menendez noted, the New York Times’ attempt at the same type of investigation labeled...
...otherwise would have little opportunity to meet in a social setting hit it off. I have little doubt that after a few minutes of conversation, all involved would have at least realized that this person who looks so different from oneself is actually quite similar. Similarity breeds respect and friendship and maybe more...
Prime Minister Bettino Craxi of Italy did lavish effusive praise on Reagan's speech in a bilateral meeting on Thursday. But then Craxi and Reagan were both eager to demonstrate renewed friendship after the angry exchanges over the Achille Lauro hijacking and the Italian release of Suspected Plotter Abul Abbas that led to the fall of Craxi's government (he is now forming a new one). Thatcher was more reserved. She told British reporters that Reagan's proposal for a regional peace process "requires a great deal of thinking before we dash into comments...
...conventional social-science literature on the subject ties jealousy to low self-esteem: men and women who feel they fail to measure up will tend to exaggerate the danger of losing a special friendship or romantic attachment. A survey reported in the September issue of Psychology Today found that jealousy is apt to occur in the area of a subject's interests or aspirations. Someone who desperately wants to be rich will be jealous of rich people, just as those who envy creative people may fear that their mates will run off with novelists and painters. Another truism: jealousy tends...
...There's no doubt that the net impact on our economy would be very positive." And politically? "An FTA is a way of building a very strong bond with a country," Downer says. He believes the Chinese view Australia as more important to them than before, while Canberra's friendship with Washington gives it "gravitas" in the region. "As China's economic power has grown," Downer says, "it has looked around to see who matters around here, and Australia has been one of the countries it has particularly focused on." Ambassador Fu not only agrees with Downer that the relationship...