Tag: distance
A very intense friendship begins to unravel
Sometimes an intense friendship evokes a need for boundaries.
Friendship: In sickness and in health? Not always
Two friends bond over sickness until one regains her health. Are there magic words to end this troubling friendship?
My close friend seems to have dropped off the face of the earth
I have a friend whom I met in college. We have been close friends over the past 20 years—or so I thought. I look back now and realize that whenever she was in a relationship (which wasn’t often) that her friendships went to the backburner.
Distance between Friends
Proximity can play an important role in making or breaking a friendship. QUESTION Hi Irene, My friend and I used to be really close, however, I live at least an hour away and I can’t drive. We’ve slowly drifted apart, she answers calls less, responds to messages less, and we talk a whole lot less. Now it seems […]
Concerned about a friendship that’s been reduced to a Facebook relationship
Having a Facebook relationship might be a way to remain friends and give someone space when they can’t handle anything more.
When A Friend Says, It Has Nothing To Do With You~
What a friend says, it has nothing to do with you, what could he or she possibly mean? It has the effect of creating distance.
Slippery slope: How do I downgrade a relationship with a best friend?
A woman asks how she can make that transition out of best friend status and downgrade it with minimum damage.
When close friends become far-away friends
What do you do when close friends become far-away friends?
Reader Q & A: Finding a Best Friend
QUESTION: Dear Irene, I am a person who has learned to value my female friendships. I’ve always tended to prefer a one-friend-at-a-time, with a lot of intensity, type of friendship. But it is something I can’t seem to find. Briefly, I had a relationship like the kind I want with a woman who continues to […]
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