Tag: toxic

Is This Friendship Worth “The Talk”?

Published: June 10, 2026 | Last Updated: June 10, 2026 By | 13 Replies Continue Reading
Is This Friendship Worth “The Talk”?

Sometimes there’s no point in having “the talk” if a friendship is consistently disappointing and unrewarding.

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When Your Child Has A Bad Friend: 5 Tips For Worried Moms

Published: September 7, 2025 | Last Updated: September 7, 2025 By | 8 Replies Continue Reading
When Your Child Has A Bad Friend: 5 Tips For Worried Moms

Most parents have the unsettling experience of their children bringing home a “bad friend.” Here are five tips for moms facing this dilemma.

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Owning Up To A Mistake in Judgment

Published: April 2, 2024 | By | Reply Continue Reading

Anyone can make a mistake in judgment but it’s reasonable to expect a good friend to own up to her mistake.

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A Reader Asks: Is This Lifelong Friendship Toxic?

Published: July 19, 2021 | Last Updated: July 24, 2021 By | 3 Replies Continue Reading
A Reader Asks: Is This Lifelong Friendship Toxic?

A discordant lifelong friendship extending over decades between two “third-age” friends falls apart and one woman wants out.

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Unnecessary drama with friends at my gym

Published: March 17, 2016 | By | 14 Replies Continue Reading

A woman in her 50’s feels sucked into a drama at her gym.

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Toxic friendship: A friend Who Saps Your Energy

Published: January 23, 2016 | Last Updated: April 17, 2024 By | 17 Replies Continue Reading

If a friend consistently saps your energy and leaves you feeling drained, it is a one-sided friendship.

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Should you drop a toxic friend? (The Journal News – NY)

Published: November 28, 2014 | Last Updated: November 28, 2014 By | Reply Continue Reading
Should you drop a toxic friend? (The Journal News – NY)

Reporter Linda Lombroso of the Journal News (a Gannett paper) interviewed The Friendship Doctor about how to deal with a toxic friend.

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A teen asks: Should I cut off this friendship?

Published: November 11, 2014 | By | Reply Continue Reading

A 17-year-old with problems has a friend with another set of problems and wonders if she should cut off the relationship.

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In the Media – 7 Signs you are in a toxic friendship (Real Simple)

Published: September 18, 2014 | Last Updated: May 24, 2022 By | Reply Continue Reading
In the Media – 7 Signs you are in a toxic friendship (Real Simple)

In Real Simple Magazine, Samantha Zabell writes about the signs of a toxic friendships.

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In the Media – 4 Ways to Fix a Toxic Friendship (Huffington Post)

Published: August 1, 2014 | Last Updated: August 1, 2014 By | Reply Continue Reading
In the Media – 4 Ways to Fix a Toxic Friendship (Huffington Post)

Linda Melone writes offer four strategies to effectively fix a toxic friendship.

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