Rhaina Cohen

She ended up functionally becoming a second mother and legally eventually becoming another mother to this child.

She ended up functionally becoming a second mother and legally eventually becoming another mother to this child.

She ended up functionally becoming a second mother and legally eventually becoming another mother to this child.

Yeah, often it is something happens and that escalates the closeness of the friendship. Like with, you know, I'm thinking of one woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer and her friend immediately offered to be there for every single appointment. And she did that for a year.

Yeah, often it is something happens and that escalates the closeness of the friendship. Like with, you know, I'm thinking of one woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer and her friend immediately offered to be there for every single appointment. And she did that for a year.

Yeah, often it is something happens and that escalates the closeness of the friendship. Like with, you know, I'm thinking of one woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer and her friend immediately offered to be there for every single appointment. And she did that for a year.

And, you know, when you start to spend four hours every week at Kibo with somebody that you love, like you're just going to build intimacy and trust and trust.

And, you know, when you start to spend four hours every week at Kibo with somebody that you love, like you're just going to build intimacy and trust and trust.

And, you know, when you start to spend four hours every week at Kibo with somebody that you love, like you're just going to build intimacy and trust and trust.

you know, see each other in a vulnerable state and that makes you closer and then it becomes less of an odd thing to ask, you know, for each person to ask for other forms of help or to put that person in your will or to designate them as the medical power of attorney. There is this way that there can be this kind of snowballing that people don't necessarily anticipate at the front end.

you know, see each other in a vulnerable state and that makes you closer and then it becomes less of an odd thing to ask, you know, for each person to ask for other forms of help or to put that person in your will or to designate them as the medical power of attorney. There is this way that there can be this kind of snowballing that people don't necessarily anticipate at the front end.

you know, see each other in a vulnerable state and that makes you closer and then it becomes less of an odd thing to ask, you know, for each person to ask for other forms of help or to put that person in your will or to designate them as the medical power of attorney. There is this way that there can be this kind of snowballing that people don't necessarily anticipate at the front end.

It can go in different directions. I've certainly seen cases where a romantic relationship crowds out the friendship. And I mean, I've had a number of people write to me about how hard that has been for them. And then there's a psychologist named Robert Dunbar at Oxford who does a lot of research on friendship.

It can go in different directions. I've certainly seen cases where a romantic relationship crowds out the friendship. And I mean, I've had a number of people write to me about how hard that has been for them. And then there's a psychologist named Robert Dunbar at Oxford who does a lot of research on friendship.

It can go in different directions. I've certainly seen cases where a romantic relationship crowds out the friendship. And I mean, I've had a number of people write to me about how hard that has been for them. And then there's a psychologist named Robert Dunbar at Oxford who does a lot of research on friendship.

And he's found that in general, the beginning of a new romantic relationship crowds out two of the five closest relationships. relationships in a person's life. So it really can take up a lot of space and can lead to a kind of demotion of close friends. I have also seen cases where there's kind of competition and jealousy often on the part of

And he's found that in general, the beginning of a new romantic relationship crowds out two of the five closest relationships. relationships in a person's life. So it really can take up a lot of space and can lead to a kind of demotion of close friends. I have also seen cases where there's kind of competition and jealousy often on the part of

And he's found that in general, the beginning of a new romantic relationship crowds out two of the five closest relationships. relationships in a person's life. So it really can take up a lot of space and can lead to a kind of demotion of close friends. I have also seen cases where there's kind of competition and jealousy often on the part of

the romantic partner, and that can be a real source of tension. Something has to give. So either the romantic relationship ends or the friendship ends. And that's in the kind of worst case scenario. And I've seen other situations where with the right person, the right romantic partner, it all becomes additive rather than competitive.

the romantic partner, and that can be a real source of tension. Something has to give. So either the romantic relationship ends or the friendship ends. And that's in the kind of worst case scenario. And I've seen other situations where with the right person, the right romantic partner, it all becomes additive rather than competitive.