Friends

Unless I’ve asked for advice specifically (or you know me so well that I don’t have to ask), you don’t have the right to comment on my singledom.

It’s Not Your Right To Comment On My Singledom

Do I give you unsolicited advice on your marriage? Don't comment on my singledom.

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Do I tell my coworker that I slept with her boyfriend?

Ask Erin: Do I Tell My Coworker That I Slept With Her Boyfriend?

It was a one night stand, I don’t have any feelings for him, and she’s not a really close friend. Do I tell my coworker that I slept with her boyfriend?

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She’d been struggling, that much was clear.

On The Death Of My Friend: Becoming A Better Listener, Too Late

That's the thing about appearances. They are built on fleeting impressions, like social media posts that we promise to “like” later but forget.

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 There’s a reason I turn to Friends when I get depressed. Ok, I lied, there are several reasons.

I Turn To The TV Show Friends When I'm Depressed 

There’s a reason I turn to Friends when I get depressed. Ok, I lied, there are several reasons.

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At a certain point in my adulthood, I stopped trying to force friendships that just didn’t work.

How To Break Up With Your Best Friend 

How do you break up with a best friend?

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Why I Get So Frustrated With My Pregnant Friends And Friends With Kids

Logically speaking, I fully understood and appreciated the necessity for the shift, but my heart was far less forgiving.

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Let’s stop pretending like it’s irrelevant.

Politics Can And Should Ruin Friendships

To claim that something is “just politics” is to point out how much privilege you have, either systematically or incidentally.

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t is unrealistic to expect friends always to agree — and wouldn’t that be boring?

Can Female Friendships Survive Trump?

When I took on this assignment to write about the traumatizing byproduct our polarized political landscape has had on personal relationships — with polls estimating tension is the new normal between family and/or friends for nearly 40% of Americans — I smugly thought this trend didn’t impact me. The important people in my life felt equally horrified at the results of the election.

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