Tag: trust
Should friends be brutally truthful with one another?
While everyone wants authentic, truthful friendships, it can be challenging to find the right balance between honesty and tact
The Kiss: Do you think her best friend will forgive her?
Two friends have a fallout when one of them kisses the other’s ex.
Best Friends: Can there be second chances?
A sense of trust is one of the requisites of a healthy friendship. QUESTION Hi Irene, I was best friends with this girl for about three years. We did everything together, we hung out at school, went out together after school, and then IM-ed each other every day for hours. She was one of […]
Am I Right To Feel Excluded and Violated By My Friend?
In threesomes, it’s common for one person to feel excluded. It may turn out that the other two people feel closer to each other than they do to you.
No Best Friends But Plenty of Contacts
QUESTION Hi, I have grown up moving around a lot—five middle schools and six elementary schools to be exact. Always being the new kid conditioned me to meet new people. Once I hit a certain point with friends, I find new ones. I guess I get bored or scared. Is it okay to not have […]
Guest Post – Finding friendship and courage in Verona
by Maria Rainier Since developing anorexia and bulimia as a freshman in college, I’ve found it very difficult to make, never mind maintain, close friendships with women. I began recovering from my disorders halfway through college, literally two months before I was scheduled to study abroad for a semester. I should have gone into […]
Friendship: For the sake of the children?
Some moms are so eager to make friends for the sake of the children that they don’t exercise sufficient caution,
Losing sleep over a betrayal by a couple
QUESTION Dear Irene, My husband and I were very close friends with another couple who betrayed and hurt us deeply. They made twisted and false accusations about our marriage, my upbringing, my mental state, etc. They shared this with our neighbors and friends but luckily, it did not affect how our neighbors treated us. If […]
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