'My Boyfriend's Friend's Wife Is Angry That I Won't Babysit For Her!'

Oh my sweet Jesus.

Time and Again (1942), Yves Tanguy

Dear Polly,

I’m struggling with a friendship-group conflict that has become much bigger than the original incident, and I’m no longer sure whether my reactions are reasonable boundaries, old wounds taking over, or some combination of both.

I’ve been with my partner for four years. He has a very close-knit friendship group…