Friendship Tips
A reader described her friend’s toxic marriage, and asked for ways to help her friend cope. Here are a few tips for women who are struggling with the pain of seeing their friends in unhappy relationships. Here’s my reader’s comment, on my article How to Stop Loving a Man Who Lies, Cheats, and Steals. “My [...]
On my article about meeting new friends after moving to a new city, a reader asked for friend-finding tips for people over 40. I’m not sure if I’m the best or worst person to ask, because meeting friends has been a struggle for me for the past 7 years! Seven years ago, I married Bruce [...]
Do your friends take advantage of you? One-sided friendships include bad friends, friends who talk behind your back, and friends who never call or make an effort to hang with you. Here’s what one of my readers says about a one-sided friendship: “I wanted to be friends with her so badly that I compromised myself [...]
Is your sister or girlfriend going out with the wrong guy? Here are five ways to help a friend get out of a bad relationship – but don’t expect miracles! Even the worst guys aren’t easily dumped. Here’s a reader’s dilemma: “My sister started dating this guy, and he constantly texts her and if she [...]
These tips on how to find new friends after moving to a new city may help. And if they don’t help with finding new friends, you can tell me what would help in the comments section below! Before the tips, a quip: “I’ll lean on you and you lean on me and we’ll be okay.” [...]
Choosing your friends can help you reach your money goals faster – or stop you from reaching them at all! Your friends affect your financial prosperity, whether you’re paying off credit card debt, saving money for a home mortgage loan, or scraping enough money together to start your new business. These tips will help you recognize which [...]
Some friends need practical help when a loved one dies; others need a shoulder to cry on. Knowing how to help a grieving friend cope with death, loss, or major life problems is an important part of friendship. These tips will help when you need to support someone who is grieving a death, divorce, or any type of [...]
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