Tag: ex-friend

Getting Over A Friendship With A Next-Door Neighbor

Published: July 15, 2021 | Last Updated: November 7, 2021 By | 27 Replies Continue Reading
Getting Over A Friendship With A Next-Door Neighbor

A woman asks what to do after a friendship with a next-door neighbor goes sour and she has to come face-to-face with her all the time.

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Two Friends Have A Falling Out That Affects Their Families

Published: December 22, 2016 | Last Updated: December 1, 2021 By | 6 Replies Continue Reading
Two Friends Have A Falling Out That Affects Their Families

After a falling out, one friend’s brother continues to have a relationship with her ex-friend.

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An Ex-Friend In The Next Office

Published: October 5, 2016 | Last Updated: October 28, 2021 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading
An Ex-Friend In The Next Office

A woman laments helping her ex-friend get a job in the next office because now she has to face her every day.

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My middle school daughter’s ex-friend is jealous and mean

Published: July 14, 2016 | By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

A mom wonders how to support her daughter whose ex-friend is mean to her.

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Should she attend the wake of her ex-friend’s sister?

Published: November 9, 2015 | By | 6 Replies Continue Reading

A woman wonders whether she should attend the wake—given that the friendship has exploded.

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Can’t stop thinking about a lost friendship

Published: May 20, 2015 | By | 25 Replies Continue Reading

A young woman can’t stop thinking about her ex-friend.

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What Do You Do When An Ex-Friend Won’t Say Hello

Published: March 17, 2014 | Last Updated: October 28, 2021 By | 18 Replies Continue Reading
What Do You Do When An Ex-Friend Won’t Say Hello

When an ex-friend won’t say hello out of courtesy, a woman wonders whether she should do the same.

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When friends drift apart

Published: January 17, 2014 | By | 17 Replies Continue Reading

Even some long-standing can friendships drift apart

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When a friendship breakup spills over to family

Published: July 18, 2011 | Last Updated: July 18, 2011 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

Two friends split and the tension spills over to their husbands and children   QUESTION Hi Irene, My ex-BFF and I had a recent falling out a few months back after a close seven-year friendship. Not only did we become good friends, so did our husbands, kids and extended families. We did a lot of […]

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The etiquette of remaining friends with an ex-friend’s mom

Published: February 2, 2011 | Last Updated: February 2, 2011 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading

QUESTION Dear Irene, I’ve been dealing with a painful friendship break-up but I’m actually happier now without my ex-friend. It was more of a one-sided friendship where I was always initiating get-togethers that rarely happened.   I thought I’d moved on until she bumped into me on the street and said, "Hello, how are you?" […]

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