Tag: demanding
6 Strategies For Handling A Needy Friend
There’s a big difference between a needy friend and a friend-in-need. When a friendship is consistently one-sided, it can weigh you down.
Guilted by a depressed best friend
A woman feels “guilted” by a demanding BFF and doesn’t know what to say or do.
Her friend won’t leave her alone
A woman feels tormented by an overbearing friend who won’t leave her alone.
A grown woman feels guilty she can’t be her mom’s best friend
Sometimes we have to come to terms with an imperfect mother and set boundaries to maintain a reasonable relationship. QUESTION Hi Irene, My mom and I have had a very complicated relationship. Even before my parents had an awful divorce 14 years ago (and they still can’t attend any events together), we butted heads. […]
My best friend is too demanding
QUESTION Dear Irene, My best friend has become overly dependent on me. She’s been living in another state for the last few years but we see each other, on average, once every three months and talk multiple times a day, via phone, text and AIM. I live with my fiancé (newly engaged) and even […]
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 […]
Reader Q & A: Help! New friend is too much
QUESTION Dear Irene: A few months ago I met a woman and her daughter at a children’s event. We hit it off and even though her daughter is considerably younger than mine, we got together for a few playdates. The problem? She calls me everyday to complain about how hard it is to figure […]
Reader Q & A: Missing a second mum
QUESTION: Hi Irene, I have a much older friend than myself. She is old enough to be my Mum and I do think of her as a second Mum. We’ve been through a lot together, and she has fulfilled the gap of being my Mum. I have a family and husband myself but have not […]
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