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Asking Eric: Wanting to Make It Clear to Family that We Do Not Want Any Gifts
The mutual friend Paulo is seen as a key factor in James and Jon ending their friendship with the letter writer, despite no direct conflict between them.
- Recently, the letter writer said two friends, James and Jon, stopped talking to them without any clear incident prompting the split.
- Upon reflection, the writer identified Paulo as the mutual friend who likely complained and influenced James and Jon to end the friendship, and wonders how to confront Paulo if he denies it.
- R. Eric Thomas, advice columnist, urged the letter writer to speak directly with James and Jon , recommending an open conversation that asks what issues they see in the friendship.
- An immediate consequence is the writer's emotional sense of loss, as the letter writer said they are sad and want to clear the air but may need to accept James and Jon might not want to fix the friendship.
- Instead of confronting Paulo, consider what you want from the friendship, as advisers warn repeatedly involving Paulo won’t salvage it and James and Jon are independent decision-makers.
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Asking Eric: Mutual friend turns two friends against a third
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ASKING ERIC: Mutual friend turns two friends against a third - Garden City Telegram
Dear Eric: Recently, I was trying to figure out how two friends of mine, James and Jon, had decided to stop talking to me and not continue our friendship. And it wasn’t based on anything that happened between any of us. But then, upon thinking about what we all had in common, there was our mutual friend Paulo.
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Mutual friend turns two friends against another
Dear Eric: Recently, I was trying to figure out how two friends of mine, James and Jon, had decided to stop talking to me and not continue our friendship. And it wasn’t based on anything that happened between any of…
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