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Asking Eric: Couple’s jealousy ruined our friendship

A reader said she blocked contact, ending a freshman-year college friendship that lasted more than 50 years.
Two years ago, the writer noticed conversational lapses and repetitive calls, contacted the friend's niece who said the writer was `checking up` and later texted the aunt seemed `just fine`, but the friend responded vitriolically, leading the writer to end contact due to mental health limits.
Another correspondent said a longtime friendship collapsed after persistent envy when the couple stopped visiting following the new house, leaving a grudge lasting about two decades.
He urged contacting a close family contact or niece to confirm concerns and recommended the Alzheimer's Association 10-step guide for approaching memory issues.
The column also highlighted the Too Good To Go app's `mystery bags`, which help reduce food waste and let users get a dozen bagels at cost, and provided R. Eric Thomas's contact and social handles. Distributed via Tribune Content Agency, the advice column offers readers help.

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Asking Eric: Couple friends were always jealous, but 21 years feels like too long to hold onto it

Get over it.

11 hours ago·Syracuse, United States

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Asking Eric: I had someone check on my aging friend. That made her spitting mad

Dear Eric: I’m a 73-year-old female who happily maintained a friendship I made my freshman year in college.Two years ago, I noticed changes in my friend’s ability to carry on conversations and her lack of awareness of current events. After COVID’s isolation, she and her husband seldom left their house, and her husband spent more time on his computer.

12 hours ago·Harrisburg, United States

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