Tag: judgmental

My Intolerant Friend Who Hates Children

Published: October 31, 2021 | Last Updated: October 31, 2021 By | 55 Replies Continue Reading
My Intolerant Friend Who Hates Children

When you have a friend who hates children and is intolerant of your life decisions, it can be tough to sustain a friendship.

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My friends are very judgmental

Published: March 13, 2017 | By | 3 Replies Continue Reading

A teen asks how to handle judgmental friends at sch

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In the Media – Are you too judgmental? (On iVillage)

Published: October 18, 2013 | Last Updated: October 18, 2013 By | Reply Continue Reading
In the Media – Are you too judgmental? (On iVillage)

An article in iVillage lists the top ten things we judge our friends for and how to criticize less..

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My friend doesn’t want me to have other friends

Published: July 27, 2012 | Last Updated: October 29, 2012 By | 3 Replies Continue Reading

My best friend in high school is rather promiscuous. This trait has never bothered me and, in fact, it’s rather funny and interesting to listen to her crazy exploits. The down side of this is that, in a small town, she has gotten herself quite a bad reputation.

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A teen asks: Why are friendships so fleeting?

Published: May 21, 2011 | Last Updated: May 14, 2020 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

The teen years are a time when young people are finding out who they are and figuring out whom to befriend–making friendships somewhat fleeting.

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You don’t have to be a rocket scientist…

Published: February 4, 2011 | Last Updated: February 20, 2011 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION Hi Irene, I have a bachelor’s degree in English. Even with my college degree, I haven’t been able to find any high paying jobs so I have been working as a secretary for the past seven years. The people in my current social circle (secretaries) tend to be low-to-middle income people, many of whom […]

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Guest Post – Finding friendship and courage in Verona

Published: December 10, 2010 | Last Updated: December 11, 2010 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

by Maria Rainier   Since developing anorexia and bulimia as a freshman in college, I’ve found it very difficult to make, never mind maintain, close friendships with women. I began recovering from my disorders halfway through college, literally two months before I was scheduled to study abroad for a semester. I should have gone into […]

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Friends don’t judge—or do they?

Published: April 15, 2009 | Last Updated: August 1, 2013 By | 11 Replies Continue Reading

Some people feel just the way you do—that friends don’t judge each other. Others feel just as strongly they should be honest and tell a friend when she is doing something risky or hurtful.

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She’s Just Not That Into You: Six ways to know when a girlfriend’s a frenemy

Published: February 11, 2009 | Last Updated: February 11, 2009 By | 10 Replies Continue Reading

He’s Just Not That Into You decodes the rules of heterosexual dating. But the relationship between girlfriends can be just as powerful, irritating, and unfathomable as any relationship with a guy. Here are my six ways for women to recognize when "she’s just not that into you." Read my latest post on HuffPo, SHE’s Just […]

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Reader Q & A: What to do about a judgmental friend?

Published: October 19, 2008 | Last Updated: October 19, 2008 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

QUESTION: Dear Irene, My friend and I have known each other since college, and we were roommates throughout. We were very, very close when we were younger, but as we got older and moved to different places our friendship became more distant, though we remained good friends. I’ve moved to her town for graduate school, […]

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