Tag: toxic friends
Why Am I Attracted to Toxic Friends?
A reader wonders why she gets into relationships with toxic friends.
Reader Wisdom: On Handling a Toxic Friendship
A reader explains why she hung on to a toxic friendship.
Friendship Day – August 1, 2010
In 1935, the US Congress proclaimed the first Sunday in August each year as Friendship Day.
Five Ways To Unload A Toxic Friend
The term toxic friendship refers to a variety of relationships that are consistently negative and draining. The nature of these relationships is defined by patterns, not by one-time or occasional lapses in the reciprocity that is the essence of a healthy friendship.
Needy Friends: A Friend Indeed?
There are some friends who feel like an emotional ball and chain. They’re always in need of one thing or another: money, favors, help, coddling, praise—or simply more time than you have to give.
Twenty Questions: Spotting a Toxic Friendship
Here are 20 questions to help you spot a toxic friendship.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
I read a fascinating thread on the balancing work/life forum of the Chronicle of Higher Education. The poster told about ending a friendship with a female friend who was overly critical and judgmental. (In its telling, the relationship sounded toxic to me.) In a last-ditch effort to salvage the friendship, the poster communicated her discomfort […]
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