Being friends with other men has been something with which I’ve struggled. I’ve been more at home in the company of women. Maybe it’s because there’s only eighteen months between myself and my sister; maybe it’s because my mother has three sisters; maybe it’ s because both my grandmothers are strong characters. I don’t knowContinueContinue reading “Are there patterns to male friendships?”
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JDS Insights: June 2012
No screens! Following on from the wonders of exams, June is full of report-writing for teachers. Most of mine had been done a little earlier because the pupils I teach tend to go on exam leave before the rest of the school. It *should* have felt more like the summer was approaching, winding down timeContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: June 2012”
I'm not sure I have that many real friends.
I mean I have people I’ve got to know over the years. I was thinking about all the groups as I grew up. First there was St. Joe’s. Couldn’t really give a shit about this lot much – except maybe John Smith. Then there was Warrington Grammar. This group I do like – they knowContinueContinue reading “I'm not sure I have that many real friends.”
Weddings, Friends and Countryside
True friendship is not being inseparable. It’s being separated and nothing changes. – UnknownThat quote sounds kinda obvious, but in practice it’s not easy to keep up with everyone. Relationships evolve, people move around, we grow apart.Having made it through six or so weeks of school, I’ve now got the relative luxury of a two-weekContinueContinue reading “Weddings, Friends and Countryside”
Friends will be friends
Not to get too cheesy, but getting married is a big deal.I’ve also learned a lot about friendship during this process. I mean – being a friend is different from being in an intimate relationship, or being part of a family. I can exercise choice over my friends. It’s heightened even more with the phenomenonContinueContinue reading “Friends will be friends”
James D'Souza 