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How to handle a fizzling friendship

Published: November 28, 2009 | Last Updated: November 28, 2009 By | Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION   Dear Irene, I’ve been friends for three years with a guy at my office. We became friends after a really rough period in which I was demoted, isolated, and treated quite shabbily, though I couldn’t afford to leave and wasn’t in the best psychological state to do so (like, I was in need […]

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Can I catch my friend before she jumps off a cliff (again)?

Published: October 16, 2009 | Last Updated: October 16, 2009 By | Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION   Dear Irene, I recently spoke with a good friend of almost 20 years with whom I went to high school. Essentially, she wants to get married and have kids. Recently, she met a guy who is twice divorced with two children. That’s a lot of baggage—even my friend will admit that. They met […]

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