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‘It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, It’s me’: I’m the type of person who never confirms plans, and I can tell you what goes on in my mind I don’t intend this to be a defense of flaky friends; I just want to explain what is possibly going on in the mind of someone who’s flaky, ok?

Woman Wonders What Goes on Inside the Mind of Their Friend Who Always Cancels Plans at the Last Minute: ‘If I didn’t know better I’d say she’s trying to get rid of me as a friend, but she still mails me a birthday and Christmas present every year’

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Best friend of the bride wants to back down from the wedding after bridezilla embarrasses her publicly, saying that ‘nobody would ever want to marry someone like her’

Giuliana Tiscioni

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When the friend group starts feeling like an HR department What happens when we start managing our friendships instead of actually experiencing them? We’ve got to a point where all the Instagram infographics have taught us different gibberish to validate our shortcomings.

Woman says therapy speak has ruined her friend group: ‘Any confronting text or conversation to talk about what happened was met with sterile therapy speak and almost corporate HR problem management’

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25 Unexpected Animal Friends to Restore Your Faith in the Power of Friendship (October 16, 2026)

Melissa Knudson

Sometimes giving a gift becomes a way of establishing an obligation on another person I’m not saying this behavior is a conscious choice; in fact, I believe it mostly never is. But regardless of whether it’s conscious or not, it still happens, and I think we should all start being wary of it.

22-year-old woman cooks for friend and then takes home the groceries they both paid for: ‘She then proceeds to split every single item in half, regardless if, for my portion; she, for example, used 1 slice of cheese from the 14 bought’

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This employee not only experiences her coworker’s attitude as annoying, but also as a threat to the boundaries of her identity There is a difference between borrowing something from you and claiming a relationship with you that you haven't consented to. If, let’s say, a coworker buys the same top as you, that’d be inoffensive imitation;

[She] said, 'I want to be you'. She corrected herself: "No, I want to be like you”’ Woman rants about a coworker who seems way too interested in her

Are the youngest generations bad at making friends, or do we just not understand them? There are a couple of reasons why Gen Z might seem worse at relationships than previous generations. By now, we’ve all realized that social media has created new forms of intimacy that have reshaped how we think about relationships.

Woman reflects on why Gen Z is so bad at friendship: ‘There is a huge need for belonging, but very little tolerance for other people's mistakes’

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25 Unexpected Animal Friends to Restore Your Faith in the Power of Friendship (October 10, 2026)

Melissa Knudson

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Friend refuses to pay $100 for best friend's birthday dinner even though she can afford it: 'The restaurant has a $1,200 minimum and only allows one credit card for the entire bill'

I think we’ve all liked a friend at some point in our lives, and we can all agree it always gets very confusing. When we like someone a lot, we naturally don’t want to lose them, so we will likely say yes to keeping them as a friend even though we want more.

Woman shares “unpopular advice” for dealing with a friend who has a crush on you: ‘They'll usually lie about their feelings going away, because they want continued access (even if it hurts them). And they WILL resent you’

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'What do I do with my "poor" friend?': Wealthy woman is fed up with lower-income friend's constant judgements on her purchases

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I have a theory about kitchens and roommates Look, I’ve lived in many houses with many roommates, and kitchens have always been the center of conflict for some reason.

Woman doesn’t know how to keep her invasive roommate away while she’s cooking: ‘He also keeps trying to make convo, lingers, and literally watches me prepare dinner when I just wanna focus, chill, and not make conversation’

I’ve ended relationships for much smaller reasons I think part of our mandatory emotional education should be that we’re allowed to end any relationship we want for whatever reason we choose.

Woman struggles to find a good enough reason to break up with a friend: ‘99% of our conversations revolve around her life, her problems, her interests, and the things happening with her’

Stray cat chooses neighborhood dog during his daily walks, the two become best friends and dog owner decides to give the little kitty her furrever home

Stray cat chooses neighborhood dog during his daily walks, the two become best friends and dog owner decides to give the little kitty her furrever home

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24 Unexpected Animal Friends to Restore Your Faith in the Power of Friendship

Melissa Knudson

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24 Fluffy and Friendly Cats and Dogs for a Fun and Furry Break

Melissa Knudson