Friendship - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/friendship/?source=rss&aim=friendship en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT Can a fractured friendship be renewed? By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/06/friendship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/06/friendship/index.html?source=rss Six years ago she said she never wanted to see me again. The other day she called. Bridesmaid revisited By Tobin Levy Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/02/bridesmaid_etiquette/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/02/bridesmaid_etiquette/index.html?source=rss Hideous dresses! Pricey parties! With the cost of being in a wedding spinning out of control, how do you say no to a demanding bride? 15 years ago I said something offensive and now I want to apologize By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/25/apology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/25/apology/index.html?source=rss Something slipped out of my mouth in junior high and it has bothered me all this time. Is it too late? My friend has gone bad By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/23/fixative/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/23/fixative/index.html?source=rss I hate to lose my best college buddy, but her behavior is beyond the pale. I was masturbating in my office to kinky Internet porn when another mom walked in By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/22/interrupted/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/22/interrupted/index.html?source=rss I live in a small, conservative town. I'm petrified about what she may have seen! I'm sleeping with my best friend's fiancé By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/16/best_friends_fiance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/16/best_friends_fiance/index.html?source=rss I didn't like him at first because he was treating her bad, but now I've got him under my skin. If I die, I want my friends to raise my children By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/16/guardianship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/16/guardianship/index.html?source=rss My parents are too old and my siblings are too mired in difficulties. But I'm hesitant to bring up the idea with friends. I don't want to go to my college friend's wedding By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/08/wedding_friends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/08/wedding_friends/index.html?source=rss Can't we just send a gift? It's seven hours away and we really dread going. I am the keeper of secrets By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/28/secrets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/28/secrets/index.html?source=rss In our foursome everyone confides in me. I fear I'm betraying them all. I'm acting like a monster so my friends are deserting me By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/22/monster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/22/monster/index.html?source=rss Needy, whiny, goes to extremes, OK -- but is that reason enough to shun me? A friend is doing chemo. What should I say? By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/15/friend_doing_chemo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/15/friend_doing_chemo/index.html?source=rss We're mostly online friends, and I'm kind of shy. I care but do not want to intrude. What do young men mean when they say, "Let's hang out"? By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/08/friends_with_boys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/08/friends_with_boys/index.html?source=rss I'm a young woman in a new city and I don't want to be misunderstood. A friend is involved in Scientology. Should I interfere? By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/04/scientology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/04/scientology/index.html?source=rss I've studied fringe religious movements and I know the dangers they pose. What is my role here? My neighbor is having coffee with somebody new By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/11/09/dumped_by_neighbor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/11/09/dumped_by_neighbor/index.html?source=rss I see them together every morning and it's driving me crazy. Lonely single guy tired of being lonely and single seeks person By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/12/lonely_single_guy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/12/lonely_single_guy/index.html?source=rss I'm frustrated and lonely and tired and tired of being frustrated and lonely and tired. Plus did I mention I'm lonely? How can I ditch my bitchy friend now that she has cancer? By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/03/sick_friend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/03/sick_friend/index.html?source=rss I was fed up with this woman. Then she got her diagnosis. My friend suddenly died -- and I think I want his job! By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/25/dead_friend_s_job/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/25/dead_friend_s_job/index.html?source=rss Is there a delicate way to tell his boss that I'm not job hunting, but I think I'd make a great replacement? We broke up after four years -- but he moved on so fast! By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/14/moving_on/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/14/moving_on/index.html?source=rss How can I stay friends with my ex and get on with my own life too? My best friend is now my mom's best friend By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/12/moms_best_friend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/12/moms_best_friend/index.html?source=rss What is she doing at my parents' house when I'm not there? I'm a new university student. How do I make friends? By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/07/freshman_friends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/07/freshman_friends/index.html?source=rss I like my solitude, but I can't do it all alone. There are 40,000 students here. Any advice? Psst! Have you heard...? By Lucy Silag Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/03/gossip/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/03/gossip/index.html?source=rss I realized I was addicted to gossiping, so I quit. But after four months, my friends think I'm a narcissistic bore -- and all I want to do is dish some dirt. I'm so damned judgmental! By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/22/judgmental/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/22/judgmental/index.html?source=rss I made all the right decisions while others screwed up. But shouldn't I have compassion for them? My close friend has clammed up By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/16/feelingvsthinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/16/feelingvsthinking/index.html?source=rss What's with the reticence? Is she shining me on? I was betrayed by people I trusted By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/07/betrayed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/07/betrayed/index.html?source=rss I thought they were my friends, but they've been laughing at me all this time! How can I help my friend get over losing his girlfriend? By Cary Tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/06/his_girlfriend_left/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/06/his_girlfriend_left/index.html?source=rss She was much younger, and she has really left him, but he thinks she's coming back.