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ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES

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Tag: #friendsforlife

Final Friends. As the world falls away, do our friends depart as well?

Posted on March 2, 2021February 21, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

How important are friends as we lay dying? What happens to friendships at end of life? As I have been… Read more Final Friends. As the world falls away, do our friends depart as well?

Can’t we just be friends? How our personality type affects our friendships.

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

A long time ago I wrote about how my partner Scot and I answered a marriage compatibility survey. The question… Read more Can’t we just be friends? How our personality type affects our friendships.

Proximity Friendship or: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder versus Out of Sight, Out of Mind.

Posted on February 16, 2021September 13, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

I’m not sure just when I learned about proximity friendship. It’s been years. But even back then, the term and… Read more Proximity Friendship or: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder versus Out of Sight, Out of Mind.

Ten months of Match.com. Make Me a Match, Find me a Find.*

Posted on February 9, 2021February 6, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Looking for companionship mid-60s is significantly different than when I was in my 30s, but one thing has not changed:… Read more Ten months of Match.com. Make Me a Match, Find me a Find.*

The Evolution of My Tennis Friends

Posted on February 2, 2021January 29, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Tennis has been an important part of my adult life because like skiing, I really didn’t start until I had… Read more The Evolution of My Tennis Friends

Who are your friends? The overlapping circles of friendship.

Posted on January 26, 2021January 25, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Boyfriends. Girlfriends. Writing friends. College friends. Husband friends. Couple friends. They come in all shapes and sizes, young and old.… Read more Who are your friends? The overlapping circles of friendship.

Couples Friends

Posted on January 19, 2021January 9, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Are you a single person with friends who are couples? Or are you one of those that once soloed, you… Read more Couples Friends

Elaine & Scot, Brighton UT 1986

My Husband, My Friend

Posted on January 5, 2021March 16, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Friends, lovers, playmates. How I survived 32 years of marriage and maintained my sanity. I was married for 32 years… Read more My Husband, My Friend

Book Club Ladies

Posted on December 8, 2020December 6, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

Lifelong friends. In times of joy, heartbreak, laughter, tears. You know who you are. Steadfast. Learning to love the words… Read more Book Club Ladies

A College Friend like No Other

Posted on December 1, 2020March 16, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

My oldest friend from college, and a woman I wrote letters to for thirty years, died in 2008. In 1972… Read more A College Friend like No Other

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