tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post8824746250056850353..comments2023-12-07T09:29:21.331-05:00Comments on Just Janga: Brenda Novak's Whiskey Creek SeriesJangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-35641921153231105242012-09-10T15:19:24.191-04:002012-09-10T15:19:24.191-04:00Hi, Nancy!
Yes, unlike the books we love, there i...Hi, Nancy!<br /><br />Yes, unlike the books we love, there is no predicting the HEAs in real life. I know I have friends whom I thought were perfect for one another who split up, and one old friend whom I expected to be divorced within a year has enjoyed twenty-eight years in one of the happiest marriages I know.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-65625283448148292502012-09-10T15:12:38.878-04:002012-09-10T15:12:38.878-04:00Susan, "emotional hovering" is a great t...Susan, "emotional hovering" is a great term to describe what I felt the friends in this series were doing. I didn't question their love and loyalty for each other, but they ignored lines that I felt should have been in place even among close friends.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by Just Janga.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-25561717476356525322012-09-10T15:09:51.372-04:002012-09-10T15:09:51.372-04:00Kathleen, I think you are right. The distinction b...Kathleen, I think you are right. The distinction between talking freely and giving advice is an important one. Advice is tricky even when it is requested. The closest I've come is driving a friend 75 miles to break up with a playboy boyfriend I loathed. That turned out ok since she married the other guy, the one I championed. They've celebrated well over thirty anniversaries together since then. I love being proved right. :)Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-82462481455415483802012-09-10T13:52:30.214-04:002012-09-10T13:52:30.214-04:00Hi, Janga--
Thanks for the preview. The series l...Hi, Janga--<br /><br />Thanks for the preview. The series looks great.<br /><br />You know I like small towns, but I agree that I prefer the towns have something that makes them unique. As for friends, I do think comments on one's love life are a prerogative of friendship. If your friends can't tell you to watch your step, who will?<br /><br />However, I believe warnings have to be given carefully. Today's trouble spot may be tomorrow's happily ever after. So I think expressing concern about choices is within the realm of friendship but dissing the love interest is unwise. A friend who wants to keep being friends needs to leave some wiggle room for the future.<br /><br />Nancy Northcotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223226786134462222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-51151749913410526682012-09-08T16:20:56.991-04:002012-09-08T16:20:56.991-04:00Not unless you don't want to be friends for ve...Not unless you don't want to be friends for very long. As I get older, myself and my friends find this kind of "emotional hovering" less acceptable.Susan in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514614609332454249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-1793073192137304422012-09-08T00:40:25.038-04:002012-09-08T00:40:25.038-04:00I have really good friends, and we have talked abo...I have really good friends, and we have talked about each others relationships... I think if the friendship is solid, then yes you are able to freely talk about you feel about the choices they make.And that is a privalage of a solid friendship. <br /><br />But, and this is a big but, you don't advise them. They can say what they feel about the person I see, but the choice is mine... and visa versa. They are not the ones who have to live with that person. Right or wrong, you make the choice of you see or dont' see.<br />Kathleen Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750925187927330976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-32881619549990314642012-09-08T00:40:11.134-04:002012-09-08T00:40:11.134-04:00I have really good friends, and we have talked abo...I have really good friends, and we have talked about each others relationships... I think if the friendship is solid, then yes you are able to freely talk about you feel about the choices they make.And that is a privalage of a solid friendship. <br /><br />But, and this is a big but, you don't advise them. They can say what they feel about the person I see, but the choice is mine... and visa versa. They are not the ones who have to live with that person. Right or wrong, you make the choice of you see or dont' see.<br />Kathleen Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750925187927330976noreply@blogger.com