Tag: toxic friendship
Reader Q & A: Needy Friends: They just don’t understand
QUESTION: Dear Irene: I have several girlfriends who seem needy to me. While we all go through difficult times, it seems they always have problems. I am unmarried, with a boyfriend who lives an hour away, I am running a business and my household and they have all of the support – […]
Good Boundaries Make Good Friendships

Good boundaries make good friendships just like fences make good neighbors. If you don’t set boundaries, you’ll start to feel resentful.
Reader Q & A: Help! Can collateral damage be avoided in a breakup?
A woman wonders whether she can avoid collateral damage after a breakup.
Reader Q & A: Help! My best friend is driving me crazy!
Might it be time to call it quits? QUESTION: My best friend is finally dumping her jerk husband of more than a decade and I’m glad about that but it’s all wearing me to a nub. Her frenzied dating is making me nuts. She talks about her boyfriends constantly, and about how many men are […]
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