Tag: complaining
Friends who complain and don’t really want advice
When friends are in turmoil, they may snap at those who offer advice—even good friends.
Can I remain friends with someone with a totally different lifestyle?
A woman who lives a healthy lifestyle is frustrated by a friend who neglects her health.
In the Media: Bitching and Bonding (New York Magazine)
Journalist Meredith Haggerty looks at the common practice of friends complaining to one another in an article provocatively entitled, “Bitching and Bonding.”
Wisdom from Whitney: Rx for being a less needy friend
I recently received this post from a reader named Whitney that I thought was worth sharing. Whitney was fortunate to have a good friend—who gave her honest feedback about her neediness— without making Whitney feel totally hurt or bent out of shape. Whitney also seems to have a fair degree of insight into her own […]
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