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Asking Eric: I’m Tired of Making Myself Available to Demanding, Narcissistic Long-Term Friend
MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, JUL 17 – The narrator cites ongoing discomfort from the friend's boastful behavior and family tensions as reasons to end their 40-year friendship, despite having enjoyed some moments together.
- On reflecting after unpleasant visits, Narrator decides to end a decades-long friendship with a close friend in a very large and expensive city, after visits proved unpleasant.
- From telephone conversations, she persistently shares updates on possessions and anecdotes about wealthy acquaintances, creating discomfort for the narrator.
- When she visits, she demands availability next year for a relatives’ visit, then berates the narrator by text as a bad friend.
- Advice columnist Eric suggests separating with love and writing her a letter to prevent more berating texts to avoid further conflict.
- By setting clear boundaries, narrator establishes care obligations for elderly parents, enabling guilt-free time with other friends without her presence.
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Asking Eric: After 40 years, I finally see friend as ‘needy, self-aggrandizing narcissist’ she is
Dear Eric: I have a friend, from college 40 years ago, who I’m only now realizing is a needy, self-aggrandizing narcissist. In all of that time, absolutely no one in my circle has ever liked her.
·Syracuse, United States
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Asking Eric: How do I end a toxic 40-year friendship?
Dear Eric: I have a friend, from college 40 years ago, who I’m only now realizing is a needy, self-aggrandizing narcissist. In all of that time, absolutely no one in my circle has ever liked her. She has driven people away, including her spouse, but maybe subconsciously I thought with me it was different. She has lived far away for most of the time I’ve known her, and our relationship is mainly by phone.
·Springfield, United States
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