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You Must Be My Best Friend... Because I Hate You!: Friendship and How to Survive It (Paperback)

by Emily Dubberley (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Fusion Press (4 Nov 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1904132766
ISBN-13: 978-1904132769
Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 2.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Like love, friendship is what life is all about - but being a good friend isn't always easy. Friends can gossip, hurt your feelings, let you down and, sometimes, they can just be plain old dull! But it is rare that anyone admits this or tells you how to deal with it. Friendship gets even tougher to negotiate the closer you get. You might face the joys of holidaying together or, worse, living together. And when a partner enters the equation all certainties can fly out the window. "You Must Be my Best Friend...Because I Hate You!" bursts the myth that friendship is all giggling over cocktails. With the help of true-life stories, it surveys every kind of 'bad friend' act and offers consolation, a wry laugh and some ever-so-practical solutions. If you have friends, and want to keep them (or bin them), you really need this book.

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Emily Dubberley is the author of Brief Encounters: The Women's Guide to Casual Sex and the editor of Scarlet Magazine.

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3.0 out of 5 stars If you have friendship nightmares, this is the book for you!, 7 Jun 2007

By	L. Felthouse "Avid reader and published writer" (Derbyshire, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

You Must Be My Best Friend... Because I Hate You proves that Emily Dubberley doesn't just write about sex. The editor-in-chief of Scarlet studied Psychology at University, therefore is better qualified than most of us to give advice on matters of the heart.

You Must Be... (shortening it, because it's a rather long title!) covers every aspect of friendship, everything you could possibly think of, and then some. It's a book that tells you how to get the most out of friendship, how to avoid problems, and how to ditch friends that you longer want to be friends with.

Having loved and lost several friends already in my short life, it was reassuring to know that this is perfectly normal. Dubberley says as friends and their lifestyles change, it's often inevitable that you will grow apart and finally realise you don't want to be friends with them anymore. Likewise if they're mistreating you, or you seem to be the one doing all the running. You're often better off without them, so don't stay in friendships which zap all your energy, and are one-sided.

Dubberley also investigates the murkier waters of sex in friendship, for example if you're "friends that sleep together", or it's a platonic friendship but one of you wants more. Also, if you're friends with an ex, and they want you to meet their partner. Literally everything is covered here. So if you have any friendship problems at all and want to find the best way to solve them, it's all here! Each section has a problem explained, and then there's a real-life example given. It's amazing what some people will put up with, and have been through!

A pretty individual book, as most seem to focus on relationships and families, there are few and far between that deal with friendship. Given the fact we put up with more from friends than relationships, all praise Ms Dubberley for writing the book!

Overall, I found it a useful book, although I myself (luckily) don't have many friendship problems. I did think, however, in some way the real-life stories ruined the narrative flow somewhat, and made it drag on longer than was necessary. But if you do have recurring problems, this is a must-buy. And each copy sold donates money to the Outsiders Charity - a self-help group for disabled people, helping them gain confidence.

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