Tag: self-centered

Am I my friend’s keeper?

Published: September 7, 2009 | Last Updated: September 7, 2009 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION Hi Irene, Hopefully, you can help me with my predicament. Over the past six months I’ve been "friends" with a 25-year-old girl. I’m a 37-year-old woman. Yeah, you know where I’m going with this! She is where I USED to be: binging, playing the victim role, can’t find love, affection, or the attention she […]

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A friendly case of “Maid of Honor Abuse”

Published: June 27, 2009 | Last Updated: April 18, 2013 By | 5 Replies Continue Reading

A very tired maid of honor worries that her friend has become an out-of-control bridezilla.

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Feeling used by a friend

Published: April 7, 2009 | Last Updated: April 8, 2009 By | 9 Replies Continue Reading

QUESTION Dear Irene, My best friend has been in a relationship for the last two years. She has low self-esteem and this guy is no good, controlling and manipulative. I’m not the only friend who has told her that. Since she has been with him it seems the only time she contacts me anymore is […]

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Reader Q & A: Unable to let go

Published: February 22, 2009 | Last Updated: February 22, 2009 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

QUESTION: Dear Irene, About a year and a half ago I broke up with a friend and I’m still not over it. I was hoping you could offer some insight. I’ve known this girl since 6th grade when she stopped speaking to me over some boy. We became friends again in 7th grade but she […]

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Reader Q & A: Help! New friend is too much

Published: December 1, 2008 | Last Updated: December 22, 2008 By | Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION Dear Irene:   A few months ago I met a woman and her daughter at a children’s event. We hit it off and even though her daughter is considerably younger than mine, we got together for a few playdates. The problem? She calls me everyday to complain about how hard it is to figure […]

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Self-centered friends with hefty needs

Published: August 31, 2008 | Last Updated: April 9, 2016 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

On dealing with a needy, self-centered friend…

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