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How to speak the truth to a friend without harming your friendship

I'll always remember when my good friend, Sheri, called me on the carpet about my attitude problem. I'm thankful now, but at the time …

Sheri and I were sitting in her cozy kitchen sipping coffee and nibbling on bake-sale leftovers. "I saw Darla in Sears yesterday," she said. "She's lost a bunch of weight."

"Wonder how long it'll take her to gain it back this time," I said, reaching for a third ...

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Affair, Confrontation, Consequences, Correction, forgiveness, Friends, Friendship, Grudges, Honesty, Relationships, Responsibility

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the chick

November 16, 2010  9:10am

Thanks for such a wise article. I haven't spoken to one of my friends for over a year now, we didn't argue or anything, we just...well...fell out. I don't agree with his choices and he doesn't agree with mine. He's now about to get married and I sure won't get an invite. This is a sad state of affairs and I wish someone had stepped in to help resolve the issue, I feel it's too late now, especially since resentment, sadness, incomprehension and anger have settled in...

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Teresa Jayne

April 30, 2008  3:34pm

Good advice

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