‘Most of My Friendships Were Toxic, But Now I’m So Lonely!’

Until you learn to assert healthy boundaries, you'll struggle with all your relationships.

Imaginary Number (1954), Yves Tanguy

This column, which originally ran on October 7, 2020, strikes me as a little strident now. Most of the friends the LW describes sound pretty toxic! I mean, how else do you sum up a friend who leans on you for 15 years then disappears the second you say, “Hey, wait, I need something from you”?!!?

That said, my advice he…