Dealing With A Clingy Neighbor Who Wants To Be BFFs - Page 6
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Julia Austin
Don’t take emotional bait
My eager neighbor truly just needed a therapist. I was her crisis friend. She was one of those friends who felt everything was about her, and all of her updates were critical. She rarely asked me about me. If you have such a neighbor, you may have to be a slight bitch. What I mean is, sometimes, you’ll ask, to be polite, “How are you?” and she’ll say, “Not good.” You don’t have to get dragged into a half-hour therapy session you hadn’t planned for. You don’t need to ask for specifics. You can say, “I’m sorry to hear that. Hope you feel better” and go on about your day. You can set boundaries.
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