Tag: reciprocity
Unbalanced friendships: Why does this happen?
A woman laments that her friendships are unbalanced because she is always the initiator.
Moves: When the road to a friend’s house is one-way
After she moves, her friend never comes to visit at her new house.
On letting go: Too much follow up can feel like stalking
Where do you draw the line between following up and stalking?
Guest Post – How to Patch Those Black Hole Relationships
Journalist and author Cindy La Ferle writes about “black hole” relationships, why they happen, and why they may not be all that bad.
Friendship: No response is a response of sorts
When a friend consistently doesn’t respond, it’s usually more than an oversight. No response suggests that he’s just not that into you.
Remaining Friends With Friends Who Don’t Reciprocate
Would you remain friends with friends who don’t reciprocate? It is common to feel “used” if you are the only one extending invitations.l
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?
An inconvenient truth: She’s made you a second-tier friend
If you feel like a second-tier friend, it’s not a friendship of equals QUESTION Dear Irene, I’ve been friends with a woman for about four years now. As time progressed, we became closer, or so I thought. We both moved here from other areas and I introduced her to our neighborhood book club, my hairstylist, etc. The […]
A friendship that is too close for comfort?
QUESTION Hi Dr. Levine, I am about to graduate from high school. I’ve been friends with this guy for about three years. When we first met, something hit me that I really wanted to be good friends. We quickly became very close friends—saw each other nearly every day at school and outside of school, hung […]
Worth Reading: Forever Friends
Forever Friends: An essay in the Irish newspaper Independent about true friendships – By Aida Austin Saturday Feb 5 2011 I did a long bedside vigil on a paediatric intensive-care unit 12 years ago. A cold sweat of terror defines that time for me, along with mad-eyed private bargaining — “please, whichever god is listening, make my […]
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