In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who feels a growing distance between them and a longtime friend.

One time she mentioned that two of her friends were angry with her because she canceled a lunch date at the last minute. I ...

My issue with my friend is that she frequently cancels at the last minute or is late. I am not that person. One could say I ...

I don’t consider myself a “square” but I’m having a hard time reconciling some relationships. My cousin’s family now owns a ...

I don’t consider myself a “square” but I’m having a hard time reconciling some relationships. My cousin‘s family now owns a ...

If you know she’s likely to be late or cancel – and that this may be a feature of her personality, or it may be an executive functioning issue – you might be able to temper your expectations and avoid ...

Dear Eric: I don’t consider myself a “square” but I’m having a hard time reconciling some relationships.

Dear Drug Free: Compartmentalize, if you can. It’s not “square” to have a different relationship to substances than others do ...

I don’t consider myself a “square” but I’m having a hard time reconciling some relationships. My cousin‘s family now owns a ...

I don’t consider myself a “square” but I’m having a hard time reconciling some relationships. My cousin‘s family now owns a ...

If you know she’s likely to be late or cancel – and that this may be a feature of her personality, or it may be an executive ...

Dear Eric: I don’t consider myself a “square” but I’m having a hard time reconciling some relationships. My cousin‘s family ...