Articles On:friendship
New Friends, Old Insecurities
Perhaps we never outgrow our old insecurities, as the letter from this woman reveals. After ...
Too Old to Host but Friends Keep Asking
Now in their 80s, a couple who used to welcome visitors to their beach house ...
A Friend’s Cognitive Issues Spoil the Card Games
A friend’s cognitive issues are disrupting the group’s weekly card games, and her fellow players ...
Friends Withdraw After the Terminal Diagnosis
Some friends withdraw after the writer was diagnosed with a terminal disease. With a year ...
Old Friend’s New Husband Resents Friend Time
A woman is concerned when an old friend’s new husband begins restricting the friends’ time ...
Hearing Aids Affect Relationships
Hearing aid users reap multiple benefits, while refusal to use these audio assistants can be ...
Nosy Friend of 50 Years
After 50 years of friendship, a woman is tired of the personal questions her nosy ...
Friendship Changes After Retirement
A 30-year friendship has become strained as one friend becomes more self-absorbed. A reader asks ...
Adult Cliques: A Persistent Problem
The word “cliques” summon visions of our early school days, but adult cliques can be ...
Finding New Connections
Two senior adults wrote to Asking Eric about their loneliness and the advice columnist offered ...