Radical honesty ain’t for everybody or every relationship; even though it should be.
She’d talk and talk and talk about herself for the whole hangout. She wouldn’t ask about you. She was just fixating on…her breakup or…her fight with her mom. Honestly, learning how to have a balanced conversation is a skill that some people just take a while to pick up. But if this friend had a good heart, it could be worth checking in and seeing if she’s changed. You could also gently tell her she talks to damn much.
I absolutely still make time for my single friends but some of them don’t make time for me. I kind of get it. They still want to find their person and, it’s easier for them to do this when they hang out with other single people.
Eventually, you crack, and you just have to find out if the other friends take as much issue with this man as you do. You’re delicate about it at first. You don’t come out and say, “I hate so-and-so’s husband.” You put a little feeler out there to see how people respond.
You make some vows when you get married. And living up to those vows does set off a series of changes—changes that can affect your friendships.
Do you have friendships that have lasted more than three years? How about five? Ten? If you’re a grown woman, you should have at least a couple of friends you’ve known for a decade, and several you’ve known for five years. You’ve spent quite a bit of time on this planet, and you are (or […]
I lost a good friend more than a year ago. Don’t worry; he’s still alive. We’re just no longer friends. This person was more like a brother to me and we had known each other for over 10 years. And although he ruined his romantic relationship with a close friend of mine in the most unpleasant […]
Have you ever been let down by someone you respected? How did you react?