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How Do I Deal WIth A Pushy Person?

Published: March 10, 2021 | Last Updated: March 10, 2021 By | 9 Replies Continue Reading
How Do I Deal WIth A Pushy Person?

How do you deal with a pushy person? Two women met in a workshop but one wants more of a friendship than does the other.

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Lopsided Friendship: Friends won’t come to her house

Published: January 16, 2016 | By | 13 Replies Continue Reading

A single woman is unsettled that her married friends never make it to her house to visit.

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Friendship: On asking for support

Published: January 19, 2015 | Last Updated: January 19, 2015 By | 8 Replies Continue Reading

Six questions to ask yourself when you are asking for support and don’t get it.

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My texting friendship seems to be off-track

Published: August 13, 2014 | By | 3 Replies Continue Reading

What do you do when a texting friendship seems to be one-sided?

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My friend has no interest in what I have to say

Published: January 3, 2014 | By | 14 Replies Continue Reading

What do you do when a friend has no interest in what you have to say?

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The brush-off: Is my friend using his kids as an excuse?

Published: October 1, 2013 | Last Updated: October 1, 2013 By | 7 Replies Continue Reading

Kids consume huge amounts of time and energy but a reader wonders whether his friend is using his kids as a brush-off.

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When A Friend Asks For Space

Published: September 20, 2013 | Last Updated: February 15, 2022 By | 14 Replies Continue Reading

There can be many reasons a friend asks for space but the options for responding are few.

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Avoiding A One-Sided Friendship

Published: February 28, 2012 | Last Updated: May 7, 2022 By | 29 Replies Continue Reading
Avoiding A One-Sided Friendship

I have an acquaintance at church who is a real sweet gal, and often calls for a chat or asks me to coffee. I can’t call her a friend because it’s a bit of a one-sided friendship.

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7 Tips for saying NO

Published: February 25, 2011 | Last Updated: March 29, 2017 By | 20 Replies Continue Reading

Here are some tips for saying NO when you should.

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