I feel judged for setting a boundary. I feel relieved that I no longer need to hear about my friend’s toxic friendship.
Frame it by recalling the truth. Tell her you have noticed that in recent weeks and months, she has asked you to spot her ...
That day on a beach in Italy, when a group of confident bikini-clad "women of a certain age" blew up my shame and ...
They shift the focus from perfection to presence. As a self-admitted perfectionist (still working on it), glimmers help me ...
Dear Eric: I was raised on the West Coast in a wonderful, loving family with two siblings I have always been close with. My ...
I was nervous and excited to attend my first alumni weekend at my alma mater. Campus didn't feel like home anymore, but I was ...
This is admittedly a low-stakes question but I’m curious to get opinions about what’s “fair.” My friend “Carlotta” and I ...
At the end of the meet, everyone pitched in to help. We reeled in lane lines and took down the flags as U2 sang about not ...
I was absent from these pages last week because my friend died, and I simply could not stop crying. I still can’t, really: ...
What am I to do when the very idea of people touching my coffee table books and not using coasters in my home makes me ...
A friendship turns toxic as social media fame distorts reality. Kamogelo confronts Naledi’s betrayal, reclaiming her voice ...
I’ve brought it up to my dad, but he says I’m reading too much into things and that “Carla’s just not a warm person.” ...