I've come, even as a feminist, to dread the phrase 'female friendship,' because it tends to signal overdetermined relationships.
Interpretation
The phrase 'female friendship' can imply preconceived notions that may limit the authenticity of women's relationships.
In this quote, Michelle Dean expresses her concern that the term 'female friendship' carries social expectations and stereotypes that can undermine the genuine nature of women's bonds. She suggests that labeling friendships in such a way can lead to a narrow interpretation of these relationships, causing them to be viewed through a critical lens rather than appreciating their complexity and individuality.
In practice
During a women's conference discussing the dynamics of female support networks.
A chord, stronger or weaker, is snapped asunder in every parting, and time's busy fingers are not practiced in re-splicing broken ties. Meet again you may; will it be in the same way? With the same sympathies? With the same sentiments? Will the souls, hurrying on in diverse paths, unite once more, as if the interval had been a dream? Rarely, rarely!
The only people out at this hour were ones who couldn't sleep,those haunted by one thing or another:love thwarted, love lost, love thrown away. They were the sort of people who didn't want to be noticed, who wanted to slip through shadows, be alone with their despair.
You can achieve all the things you want to do, but it's much better to do it with loved ones around you; family and friends, people that you care about that can help you on the way and can celebrate you, and you can enjoy the journey.
Codependents are reactionaries. They overreact. They under-react. But rarely do they act. They react to the problems, pains, lives, and behaviors of others. They react to their own problems, pains, and behaviors.
In a separation it is the one who is not really in love who says the more tender things.
My people are still poor. They're still working class. All of the characters that I write about are inspired by the community that I'm from.
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