My best friend’s husband is verbally abusive toward her. They have been together for over 10 years, and over the last year in particular, his behavior has escalated. I’m concerned for my friend’s ...

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 ...

Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who wants to help a struggling pal but is growing frustrated ...

My best friend of 40 years, “Savannah,” has been in a bad marriage for 20 of those. Her husband has cheated on her repeatedly. He can’t keep a job, and he emotionally abuses her and her daughter. Now ...

This reader has an exhausting best friend who is self-loathing and needy, She asks how to handle the friendship. Hi Irene, I have been best friends with this girl for 35 years. We are now both 42. She ...

Welcome to Asking for a Friend, a monthly advice column dedicated to helping you make sense of your messiest, most complicated friendship moments. Each month, clinical psychologist Miriam Kirmayer, ...

None of her friends, including me, can stand him.