Friendship and Loss: When the loved one who dies is a friend
Recovering from the death of a loved one, including a friend, is never easy. The post Friendship and Loss: When the loved one who dies is a friend appeared first on The Friendship Blog.
View ArticleFriendship by the Book: Let’s Take The Long Way Home
It's rare that I simply gush over books but I fell in love with Gail Caldwell's newest book: Let's Take The Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship. The post Friendship by the Book: Let’s Take The Long...
View ArticleRelating to a friend in crisis
QUESTION Dear Irene, My friend and I are very close and she’s recently been under a lot of stress. A family member is dying and she is caring for this person. For about two months, she’s been unable to...
View ArticleFriendship by the Book: Giveaway and Q & A with Gail Caldwell
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gail Caldwell's beautiful book, Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship (Random House, 2010), breaks new ground in allowing readers to understand the depths...
View ArticleThe most wonderful time of the year? Not for everyone
Blue Christmas services are organized by many houses of worship to provide comfort to people who are grieving, coping with chronic illness, or feeling down or lonely. The post The most wonderful time...
View ArticleQuick Poll and Guest Post: Mixed-Age Facebook Friendships
By Lynn Bozof A strange but very sweet thing is happening. Do Facebook and other social media have anything to do with it? My adult children are now "friending" my friends on Facebook, leading to...
View ArticleGrief complicated by the loss of a best friend
QUESTION Dear Irene, My best friend and I had a major falling out 4½ years ago shortly after the death of my two-year-old son. At the time I was so deep in grief and my judgment so impaired that I did...
View ArticleFriends: From almost-sisters to almost strangers
QUESTION Dear Irene, My best friend of 18 years always called me "the sister she never had". We live in the same city and used to talk on the phone at least 5 to 10 times a day and got together...
View ArticleYikes, an unsettling friendship: Just found out my fiancé’s ex and his sister...
QUESTION: Hi Irene, My fiancé and I have been together for five years and are very close to each other’s families. My brother-in-law passed away earlier this week and one of my fiancé’s ex-girlfriends...
View ArticleComplicated Grief: Having an extremely hard time getting over the death of a...
QUESTION Dear Irene, My wife died last May, almost six months ago. We were so devoted to each other that we didn’t need any friends. I don’t go to pubs or clubs and am very much a loner. Now, I seem to...
View ArticleFrom The Friendship Forums: Is a friend’s response to your loss or serious...
A recent post on The Friendship Forums of this blog expressed the hurt and frustration someone felt when certain friends and colleagues failed to show empathy after he lost his mother to cancer. The...
View ArticleWhy is it so hard finding a spontaneous friend to hang out with?
I never had a lot of close friends when I was younger but I always had a couple, and my best friend was my husband. I also have four children. My husband died two years ago after a bout with cancer (at...
View ArticleLetting go of a best friend isn’t easy
A month ago, my friend sent me an email out of nowhere saying that she no longer wanted to be friends anymore, that this was goodbye. The post Letting go of a best friend isn’t easy appeared first on...
View ArticleShould I give my friend a pass because she is grieving?
It can be tricky to know when to give a friend "a pass"—and how much to overlook after trauma or loss. The post Should I give my friend a pass because she is grieving? appeared first on The Friendship...
View ArticleUnable to make friends: I feel like a failure waiting to die
A 61-year-old woman has no friends and feels like a total failure The post Unable to make friends: I feel like a failure waiting to die appeared first on The Friendship Blog.
View ArticleConnecting with a grieving friend
Connecting with a grieving friend The post Connecting with a grieving friend appeared first on The Friendship Blog.
View ArticleGrief complicated by the loss of a best friend
QUESTION Dear Irene, My best friend and I had a major falling out 4½ years ago shortly after the death of my two-year-old son. At the time I was so deep in grief and my judgment so impaired that I did...
View ArticleFriends: From almost-sisters to almost strangers
QUESTION Dear Irene, My best friend of 18 years always called me "the sister she never had". We live in the same city and used to talk on the phone at least 5 to 10 times a day and got together...
View ArticleYikes, an unsettling friendship: Just found out my fiancé’s ex and his sister...
QUESTION: Hi Irene, My fiancé and I have been together for five years and are very close to each other’s families. My brother-in-law passed away earlier this week and one of my fiancé’s ex-girlfriends...
View ArticleComplicated Grief: Having an extremely hard time getting over the death of a...
Complicated grief is more likely when a husband and wife were extremely dependent upon on one another for companionship. The post Complicated Grief: Having an extremely hard time getting over the death...
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