When her mom was going downhill, I was the sounding board for my friend. Every detail. Every procedure, argument. Same when ...

If you can, let the experience be water under the bridge. Reach out to your friend. Tell her you miss her. Ask her if you and ...

I know grieving takes time and everyone is different. I miss her but I don’t miss walking- on-eggshells conversations.

Dear Eggshells: You both were under a lot of stress and also grieving. It’s easy, and common, in those moments to say the ...

Am I really a bad friend because I just did not want every detail again? I miss her but I don’t miss walking-on-eggshells ...

I’m very active; I work out all the time and play golf, pickleball, tennis, etc. I love theater, museums, dining out, etc. I ...

We first met when I fled a disastrous first marriage in Pittsburgh for Manhattan. I scored a tiny shoebox of an apartment, and even better, I scored Anna as my first new friend. When she knocked on my ...

Cottle: The majority of long-term care — if you’re talking about chronic illness or just age or somebody to watch a parent ...

Ever since my eldest daughter was nine weeks old, my 62-year-old mum has been there to babysit through the night so my ...

Throughout my childhood and adolescence, my closest friend was “Kate.” We kept in touch throughout college but drifted apart ...

Here’s why some friendships in your life slowly turn into a one-sided responsibility as opposed to a shared adventure.

In today's Dear Annie column, a reader struggles with a close friend who keeps score, uses sarcasm and guilt, and wonders how ...