"I used to stress over what people thought," she said. "But you know what? They're too busy thinking about themselves to worry about you." ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is disappointed that their "friends" never initiate ...

DEAR ERIC: I’ve been “friends” with a couple for more than 20 years. In retrospect our engagements always seem to be about ...

Dear Eric: I am a 75-year-old professional woman married to a great 74-year-old Ph.D. who works in Pharma and has no desire ...

Asking Eric advises a woman grappling with her husband’s idle days and another questioning whether a 25-year friendship is ...

Dear Eric: I’ve been “friends” with a couple for more than 20 years. In retrospect our engagements always seem to be about ...

Dear Eric: I’ve been “friends” with a couple for more than 20 years. In retrospect our engagements always seem to be about ...

Dear Eric: I’ve been “friends” with a couple for more than 20 years. In retrospect our engagements always seem to be about ...

Dear Eric: I’ve been “friends” with a couple for more than 20 years. In retrospect our engagements always seem to be about partying. We attended both their sons’ weddings. Yet I still feel that they ...

Dear Eric: I’ve been “friends” with a couple for more than 20 years. In retrospect our engagements always seem to be about ...

Is this how they tell me our friendship isn’t valuable enough to invite us to a milestone birthday for someone we’ve known ...

Dear Eric: I’ve been “friends” with a couple for more than 20 years. In retrospect our engagements always seem to be about ...