Wall Street Journal: The Ties That Bind
Linked by 30 years of experiences and memories, 10 women from Ames, Iowa, are a lesson in the power and lifelong benefits of friendship.
... Similarly, a Harris Interactive Inc. survey in 2004 found that 39% of women between ages 25 and 55 said they met their current best friends in childhood or high school. Women are likely to connect early and then hold tight to each other. This is despite our transient society, or in some cases, even because of it. ...
... Few of the Ames girls’ husbands have longstanding groups of close friends they confide in regularly. Men’s friendships tend to be based more on activities than on emotions. They connect through sports, work, poker, politics. In an Australian government study, 57% of men said they bond with friends through “recreational activities.” That compared with just 26% of women who defined friendships in those terms. ...
... Similarly, a Harris Interactive Inc. survey in 2004 found that 39% of women between ages 25 and 55 said they met their current best friends in childhood or high school. Women are likely to connect early and then hold tight to each other. This is despite our transient society, or in some cases, even because of it. ...
... Few of the Ames girls’ husbands have longstanding groups of close friends they confide in regularly. Men’s friendships tend to be based more on activities than on emotions. They connect through sports, work, poker, politics. In an Australian government study, 57% of men said they bond with friends through “recreational activities.” That compared with just 26% of women who defined friendships in those terms. ...
Wow -- I went to high school with these women. I graduated Ames High in 1982. I used to hang with them sometimes. Surreal
Posted by: Peter+ | May 19, 2009 at 05:20 PM
Very cool! So the story is for real. This makes you a celebrity now.
Posted by: Michael W. Kruse | May 19, 2009 at 05:46 PM