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Recently, at yet another baby shower within my circle of friends, I began to notice a subtle change in our relationships. After all of my girlfriends arrived and were seated, I observed that we were divided into two distinctive groups. One group clustered, rather ....

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.... to remain close friends. Single people live in a world of spontaneity, filled with chaos. Everything is up in the air. They have no idea what day it is much less if they have plans for the next weekend. Married people operate on plans. They have such a full life a schedule is necessary to fit everything in. A couple of weeks ago I ran into an old friend, an old yet single friend. We talked for a while, reminiscing about high school and past boyfriends, and decided we had to get together some time soon. She and I tried to set a lunch date, or even a dinner date. After I offered several possible days and times she concluded that she would have to ....