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In the Media: Two words you should never say to a friend (Grandparents.com)

Published: November 10, 2015 | Last Updated: November 17, 2015 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading
In the Media: Two words you should never say to a friend (Grandparents.com)

Writing in Grandparents.com, journalist Ellen Breslau expounds on two words you should never say to a friend because they may turn out to be friendship killers: “busy” and “sometime.”

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Friendship: The importance of showing up

Published: March 29, 2010 | Last Updated: May 14, 2020 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION Dear Irene, I have been friends with Amy since high school, and we are now mothers in our 30s. I have a 10-year-old and another baby on the way. Last August, I got married and that’s when things went weird. My husband and I had a very small intimate wedding: only immediate family, and […]

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Downgrading a disappointing friendship

Published: May 17, 2009 | Last Updated: May 19, 2009 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

QUESTION Hello, I have been struggling over this issue for so long and do not know what to do. I am 37 years old and have had a close friendship with a girl since second grade. Since then, we have been BFFs. After 7th grade I moved away, but we stayed connected and visited each […]

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