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growing apart

LIFE: Tough Stuff

"I think my BFF's mom hates me—what do I do?"

I haven’t done anything wrong, but my BFF's mom thinks I’m a bad influence. We’ve been friends for a long time so I have no idea why her mom hates me so much. I’ve talked to my friend about it...
LIFE: Friends

How to hang out with old friends *without* being awkward

The holiday season is fast approaching. And along with the cheer, gifts and food comes a variety of soirees with friends and family. In some cases, you may find yourself in a room with a few gals that you once...

LIFE: Dear Carol

Dear Carol: My best friend is acting like a different person

Dear Carol, My best friend and I used to have so much fun together. We played outside, made up stories, acted them out, etc. Last summer, she went to camp and made friends with some girls who go to our school...
LIFE: Friends

5 reasons it's OK not to be best friends anymore

As we get older, we change a lot and it’s hard when you and your bestie are growing up...and also apart. You start making new friends and soon enough, you and your BFF don't feel so much like, well, BFFs...

LIFE: Friends

What to do when your bestie starts pulling away

Besties, by definition, are the best. They’re our sisters by choice, our soulmates and our other halves. So it can come as a shock when your BFF is suddenly “busy” all the time. You two used to exchange LOL-worthy texts on...
LIFE: Friends

Got friendship growing pains? Here's how to deal

What do you do when you’ve outgrown a best friend and made a new bestie? Great question—and it doesn’t have an easy answer. All of us, at some point in our lives (and often many times in our lives), develop friendships...

LIFE: Friends

Stuck in the middle? How to handle a best friend feud

A fight with a gal pal is bad enough, but if your best buds are butting heads with each other, it’s hard to stay sane! It can feel totally impossible to be there for your girls without being caught in...
LIFE: Dear Carol

"Dear Carol, my friend keeps blowing me off!"

Dear Carol, I became friends with a new girl last year and we became really close, but then her family relocated. But before she moved, we'd make plans and she'd blow me off. The week she was leaving, she even stood...