Tag: toxic
Is This Friendship Worth “The Talk”?
Sometimes there’s no point in having “the talk” if a friendship is consistently disappointing and unrewarding.
Toxic friends: There’s one in every bunch
The more people in a group, the more likely the possibilities of personality clashes.
Guest Post: How To Handle Toxic Teen friendships
Teens are hard-pressed to know when they should phase out a friendship—even toxic teen friendships.
Toxic friendships: It takes two
It takes two people to define a friendship. So if your friend has no boundaries, it’s also true that you haven’t set any limits.
5 Ways To Improve Your Friendships in 2010
Whether it’s the occasion of a birthday or an anniversary, or the passing of another year or of another decade, it’s human nature to periodically take stock of things. Turning the page on the calendar means looking back and looking forward, which often brings into bold relief those aspects of our lives where we think […]
The Bad Friend: What’s a mom to do?
Most parents have the unsettling experience of their children bringing home a “bad friend.” Here’s some advice for moms facing this dilemma.
P.S. What I Didn’t Say: An Iterview with Megan McMorris
Portland-based Megan McMorris is the editor of a new anthology, P.S. What I Didn’t Say: Unsent Letters to Our Female Friends
Could YOU be a toxic friend? 5 Sure Signs
After a tiff with your BFF, it’s natural to get upset and ask yourself (or a third person), "What’s wrong with her?" That’s because it’s much easier for all of us to recognize blemishes or faults in our friends than it is to look in the mirror. But if you’re finding that you’re having frequent […]
Am I my friend’s keeper?
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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