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'Why Do My Friendships Always Fade Away?'

You have to learn to ask your friends for what you want from them.

Heather Havrilesky
Sep 30, 2024
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A Dog Barked in Paris (1966) by Dorothea Tanning

This column first published on May 13, 2020 and I received an update yesterday, which I’ll post after the column. There are many good reasons to publish this one, as you’ll see at the end. But the main reason is to remind you that you have to ask for the love, the friendships, and the life you want in orde…

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