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Content warning: This article discusses mentions of abuse. We often think we can immediately recognize the signs of an unhealthy relationship right away — until it happens to someone close to us.

Dear Annie: My best friend, “Claire,” has been dating her boyfriend, “Jay,” for three years. I really liked him when they first started dating, but lately, she’s been confiding in me about some things ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend of several decades and recently learned she is a hoarder. We always met outside our homes for coffee or lunch. I just assumed it was more convenient. A few months ago, she ...

Dear Abby advises someone who is trying to help their friend navigate a struggling marriage with a cheap husband during the holidays. Prostock-studio DEAR ABBY: My friend is married to a penny-pincher ...

"I am concerned about her indecisiveness and worry that she is running away from her problems and harming herself by avoiding ...

Dear Eric: This is in reference to “Caring Friend”. As a physician I disagree with your advice to the writer with a friend experiencing intermittent blindness who will not get medical care because ...

However, growing up, I was often degraded by my older sister, and I have zero patience for that kind of treatment now. A couple of years ago, my friend raised her voice at me. Id ...