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Friendship can be a beautiful thing. But at times, our friendships often seem as stressful as our romantic relationships. Read the advice articles and share your opinion.

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Why We Often Pity Those Who Mistreat Us

by TL
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My family and I endured a difficult visit from a relative this summer. He is a hard, cold, angry person, and he makes our home nearly uninhabitable. He is mean to us, constantly telling us in the rudest way imaginable how wrong we are in every aspect of our lives: political, spiritual, familial, literally every [...]

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3 Ways to Destroy a Lifelong Friendship

by TL
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Just a few weeks ago, I lost a friend of 23 years. We met when I was 11 and she was 12. She saw me through my mother’s early death; I saw her through her mother’s later one.

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Is Facebook Destroying Our Friendships? 8 Glitches in Social Media Communication That Are Negatively Affecting How We Interact with Our Friends

by TL

It seems counterintuitive, doesn’t it? That a network that was supposedly designed to bring people together is tearing us apart? But watch your feed. It’s happening.

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How to Stop Caring What People Say About You – Instead of Just Saying You Don’t

by TL
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I watch people. Not to stalk them, but to observe them. As I’ve observed others, including myself, I’ve noticed that the most confident people don’t have to tell you they are confident. And the people who don’t care what you think don’t have to tell you that either!

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5 Steps for Dealing with a Bossy Friend

by TL

“Hey, girl!” you say. “Sorry it took me so long to answer the phone. My little one is just being impossible today!” “He’s probably tired,” she says with that tone. “I know when Jake goes to bed too late, he’s like that. You need to have him bed by 8 tonight.”

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