I knew my relationship with my now-ex BFF had run its course years before I worked up the nerve to say so. We used to hang out all day and then talk on the phone at night; we finished each other’s ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I were best friends with another couple, but the wife was difficult to be friends with. She criticized many people, some of whom were our mutual friends. It was ...

A reader was caught off guard by her college best friend’s request of a plus one, considering how poorly her relationship with the ex ended. But did she overreact? By Philip Galanes Last year, my best ...

Welcome to Asking for a Friend, an advice column that helps you make sense of your messiest, most complicated friendship moments. Each month, clinical psychologist Miriam Kirmayer, PhD, will answer ...