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• Am I a bad friend or my friends are just selfish?

  I’ve been focusing on my self for the last few years. I speak to them at times but I view like differently now and I am on a journey to improve my life. I’ve…

• I cancelled on my best friend three times and now she has gone quiet

  Between a new job and my mom being sick, I bailed on plans with my closest friend three times in six weeks. Each time I texted a few hours before. She stoppe…

• I asked for a raise and my manager said I was not ready — did I handle it wrong?

  I have been carrying two roles since a teammate left in January. I asked for a raise over Slack because my manager travels a lot, and got a two-line reply sa…

• My roommate keeps inviting people over without asking

  I work early shifts and my roommate has friends over 3-4 nights a week until 1am. I asked once, politely, and it stopped for a week before going back to norm…

• My friend planned a birthday trip I can’t afford and now she’s mad I backed out

  My friend is turning 30 and planned a four-day birthday trip with a group of us. When she first mentioned it a few months ago, she estimated it would cost ar…