Tag: couple

A couple cuts off contact

Published: May 14, 2016 | By | 6 Replies Continue Reading

A woman is left baffled when her fiancé’s friend and his wife cut off contact.

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Stuck in a friendship with a married couple

Published: May 8, 2016 | By | 9 Replies Continue Reading

A woman feels stuck in a friendship that turned sour for her.

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A disturbing encounter with another couple

Published: May 4, 2016 | Last Updated: May 4, 2016 By | 26 Replies Continue Reading

A woman asks how to handle her friendship with another couple and whether the woman, a psychologist, is acting professionally.

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Friendship with an unpredictable neighbor

Published: January 9, 2016 | Last Updated: January 24, 2016 By | 10 Replies Continue Reading

A friendship with an unpredictable neighbor goes from BFF to bizarre and she wonders what to do.

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Friendship by the Book: Two Plus Two: Couples and their Couple Friendships’

Published: February 3, 2012 | Last Updated: February 24, 2023 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

Two Plus Two: Couples and their Couple Friendships breaks new ground focusing on the relationships between couples and their couple friends.

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How To Handle An Adult Bully

Published: June 23, 2011 | Last Updated: August 29, 2022 By | 115 Replies Continue Reading

I cannot believe I am dealing with a female, adult, bully at age 42—but here I am. She is a neighbor who lives behind my house. My husband and I had a brief friendship with her and her husband. It was brief because they were very over-bearing and demanding.

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COUPLE WANTED for close friendship, especially on holidays

Published: March 2, 2011 | Last Updated: April 6, 2016 By | 5 Replies Continue Reading

A reader discusses the difficulties of finding a couple for a close friendship.

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Friends who live high on the hog

Published: September 29, 2010 | Last Updated: April 6, 2016 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading

A woman expresses hurt over friends who live high on the hog.

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Caught in the middle

Published: August 8, 2009 | Last Updated: August 8, 2009 By | Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION Dear Irene: I have two friends who have been together for 15 years and they are now going through a breakup. Being friends with each of them, they are both coming to me. How do I continue helping both parties without getting overly involved and having them get mad at me? They are both […]

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