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New Girl on the Block: Amanda Blain

When Amanda Blain, now 29, graduated and moved from Toronto to Ottawa, Canada, she began working in a series of male-dominated technical IT careers. Although she considers herself outgoing, she found it difficult to find and make new friends with each new situation or life change. So three years ago, she decided to tackle the problem head-on---for herself and other women. Read More

Finding Friends Online

Hi Irene,

Please add us to your list of sites where women can make friends online. The Social Woman is a social network for Canadian women, focused on helping women connect online and meet offline at member organized events. We have been doing this successfully since 2008.

Cheers
Sandy

Thanks, Sandy!

It's good to know about your site. A number of these seem to be cropping up in Canada and the US---so the need for them is obvious.

Warm regards,
Irene

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Irene S. Levine, Ph.D., is a psychologist and professor of psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. Her latest book is Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend.

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