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Feeling Worthless Without Any Friends

Published: October 2, 2025 | By | 14 Replies Continue Reading
Feeling Worthless Without Any Friends

If you’re without any friends because you don’t feel friend-worthy, you may need to work on yourself first.

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5 Tips For Making Friends As An Adult with NVLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorder)

Published: August 30, 2025 | Last Updated: August 30, 2025 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading
5 Tips For Making Friends As An Adult with NVLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorder)

The Friendship Doctor responds to a reader with NVLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorder) by offering five tips for making friends. 

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Unable To Make Friends: I Feel Like A Failure

Published: August 24, 2025 | Last Updated: August 24, 2025 By | 318 Replies Continue Reading
Unable To Make Friends: I Feel Like A Failure

A 61-year-old woman has no friends and feels like a total failure. She feels stuck in bed and stuck in her situation.

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Friendship and Aging: Is Losing Interest In Friends An Aging Thing?

Published: August 23, 2025 | Last Updated: August 24, 2025 By | 58 Replies Continue Reading
Friendship and Aging: Is Losing Interest In Friends An Aging Thing?

Each of my women friends has — or had — good qualities, but ultimately, the positive didn’t outweigh the negative. Is my laziness in trying to make new (better, more compatible) friends an aging thing?

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Why Would Someone Have No Friends?

Published: July 5, 2025 | Last Updated: July 5, 2025 By | 4,595 Replies Continue Reading
Why Would Someone Have No Friends?

Why would someone have no friends? There are a number of reasons and it’s a situation that is more common than you might think.

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Abandoned By Friends After Death Of A Partner 

Published: June 28, 2025 | By | 3 Replies Continue Reading
Abandoned By Friends After Death Of A Partner 

After the death of a partner, a man says his friends have scattered to the wind. He wonders how to respond.

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No Friends in High School: Feeling Anxious

Published: June 15, 2025 | By | 1 Reply Continue Reading
No Friends in High School: Feeling Anxious

When a student is worrying about having no friends in high school, going to school each day can feel like a struggle.

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Loneliness, Depression, and Pain: A Challenging Mix

Published: June 14, 2025 | Last Updated: June 14, 2025 By | 12 Replies Continue Reading
Loneliness, Depression, and Pain: A Challenging Mix

The combination of depression, loneliness and pain can be difficult to handle. Checking in with a doctor is an important first step.

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A Bride With No Close Friends

Published: April 30, 2025 | By | 4 Replies Continue Reading
A Bride With No Close Friends

A shy young woman worries about being a bride with no close friends to ask as bridesmaids. Wedding expert Sharon Naylor advises her not to jump the gun and to broaden her thinking.

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Lonely in High School: Tips for Making Friends

Published: April 19, 2025 | Last Updated: April 19, 2025 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading
Lonely in High School: Tips for Making Friends

She’s lonely in high school but the middle of high school is a difficult time to make new friends, especially in small schools and small towns.

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