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Colleague, Mentor or Friend? How To Avoid Feeling Used

Published: September 2, 2021 | Last Updated: September 2, 2021 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading
Colleague, Mentor or Friend? How To Avoid Feeling Used

Whether you are a mentor or friend, you may need to set boundaries or you’ll wind up feeling used and depleted of energy.

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Friendship and Loss: When The Loved One Who Dies Is A Friend

Published: August 18, 2021 | By | 3 Replies Continue Reading
Friendship and Loss: When The Loved One Who Dies Is A Friend

Friendship and loss is a topic that’s not often spoken about but it can be very painful to lose a long-time friend.

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What Do You Make of a Friend Who Is Only There To Listen?

Published: August 17, 2021 | By | 24 Replies Continue Reading
What Do You Make of a Friend Who Is Only There To Listen?

A young man finds a supportive female friend at work, who is there to listen to problems but otherwise standoffish.

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Friends who complain and don’t really want advice

Published: January 3, 2016 | Last Updated: January 3, 2016 By | 18 Replies Continue Reading

When friends are in turmoil, they may snap at those who offer advice—even good friends.

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Friendship: When second best isn’t good enough

Published: August 25, 2015 | By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

A teen’s friend makes her feel like she’s second best.

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When a friend doesn’t show up

Published: October 28, 2014 | By | 27 Replies Continue Reading

A friend doesn’t show up to attend the wedding of her close friend’s son and makes no explanation.

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Why would someone always offer advice?

Published: September 5, 2014 | By | 9 Replies Continue Reading

A reader always feels compelled to offer advice and tell her friends what to do—and is losing friends in the process

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In the Media – 4 Ways to Fix a Toxic Friendship (Huffington Post)

Published: August 1, 2014 | Last Updated: August 1, 2014 By | Reply Continue Reading
In the Media – 4 Ways to Fix a Toxic Friendship (Huffington Post)

Linda Melone writes offer four strategies to effectively fix a toxic friendship.

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My friend is doing something dangerous

Published: June 21, 2014 | By | Reply Continue Reading

A friend is doing something dangerous but a teen isn’t sure how to respond.

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My friend came into money

Published: January 13, 2014 | Last Updated: January 13, 2014 By | 8 Replies Continue Reading

When a woman’s friend comes into money, it threatens their relationship

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