Friends with benefits
October 29, 2010
No, not that kind of benefits.
Chatting with pals in a social, friendly way may help you become a better problem solver (by providing a boost to your executive functioning, that’s your cognitive functioning that encompasses your working memory and your ability to suppress distractions), says a study from Social Psychological and Personality Science. But conversations that are competitive in nature? No such benefits.
P.S. Did anyone else used to want to save up their allowance back in the day to buy one of these Best Friends Forever breakaway pendants??
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Isabel | November 3, 2010 at 11:12 AM
I still have my half of the pendant and I’m still best friends with the gal who has the other part =) I had broken the bank for another pendant: a heart in which a key was inserted (two halves, really, like the one shown above) and the key read “He who holds the key can unlock my heart”. I still have both halves! :o( lol
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healthandswellness | November 3, 2010 at 11:28 AM
LOL! Love that you’re still BFFs with the friend who has the other half of the pendant!
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