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Starting high school without friends

Published: May 11, 2015 | By | 5 Replies Continue Reading

If you’re without friends and don’t know why, it may be helpful to talk to an adult at your school.

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Trouble Making Close Friends?

Published: May 25, 2011 | Last Updated: September 12, 2021 By | 17 Replies Continue Reading

A woman has trouble making close friends and asks whether her trouble making friends is related to culture or personality.

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Help! My Friend Is Too Clingy!

Published: September 17, 2010 | Last Updated: November 13, 2021 By | 6 Replies Continue Reading
Help! My Friend Is Too Clingy!

Two good friends, one feels too clingy, the other feels strangled by the closeness. She wonders what to do or say.

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Reader Q & A: No way out?

Published: January 9, 2009 | Last Updated: January 9, 2009 By | Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION: Dear Irene: My "best" friend and I have been friends since last year. Sometimes I feel like I love her; other times, she’s my worst enemy. She comes from a controlling and abusive family and I was always there for her to get through it. I just turned 18, and I realize more and […]

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