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Reassessing friendship. 12/23/2015
Hey, I realized that my efforts to keep a friendship which was important for me alive are not being mutual. My friend has moved on to new friendships, more intimate/closer to his needs/suitable for him. I am mourning the loss of a friendship that I had...
Friend has an issue with me being friends with her family. 12/22/2015
Hi, my heart is breaking and I really need some objective opinions here. My closest friend of the last 10 years (we call each other sisters) has some serious issues with my family being close and hanging out with her brothers family. A bit of background,...
Very sad and frustrated. 12/21/2015
Hello, I have been best friends with a girl for many years. We never went to the same school but we were always close. We have grown apart slowly and I am very sad. She is going to a new school where all she cares about is popularity. I don't know if...
The truth why friends dump each other. 12/20/2015
People move toward what feels good and away from what doesn’t. It’s not rational – it’s emotional. Sometimes the reason Friend A doesn’t like Friend B anymore is superficial – “I’m tired of that experience, I want another one.” Sometimes the reason is...
"I'm too busy" is just a polite way to stop being friends with someone. 12/19/2015
Have you ever used the "I'm too busy" excuse to avoid a friend? Or were you actually busy? I think with friendships there are code words we use with each other instead of just being direct, because we don't want to hurt the person's feelings. In today's...
Why am I never included and always ignored? 12/18/2015
I think that I am a really good friend, however, my “friends” don’t appear to think so. I have been being ignored and excluded for a long time. I’ll ask my friends about hanging out often and they either a) say they can then change their plans last minute...
Never hear from my friend unless I call her. 12/17/2015
One of my best friends, I have known for over 20 years, got married last year. I was in her wedding. I have not lived in the same area for 20 years, but we always stayed in contact. Every time I would visit, which was once a year, we would get together....
Friend is suicidal/depressed and I'm tired of it. 12/16/2015
I know the title sounds absolutely horrible. But please, let me explain. I met this friend about eight months ago, online. We got super close, and would talk all the time. The relationship was less than perfect, it was kinda toxic. She had anger issues...
Mixed signals: My friend is demonstrative to others but not to me. 12/15/2015
Hi, I have a best friend whom I ‘met’ online over a year ago. We instantly connected through a shared interest and found we had similar outlooks and views on life. We became very close, almost like sisters. We have not yet met in person. Before I ‘met’...
The sting of the slow fade. 12/14/2015
Hello, I've just realised a friend of some 20 years has initiated the slow fade on me. The thing with this is that when you know someone very very well, the slow fade is easily detectable by either friend. When I politely asked them what was going on,...
