When a Close Friend Changes

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🗓️ 8 July 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Gail shares that a close friendship unraveled after a vacation together, during which her friend behaved in unexpectedly cruel and hurtful ways. • Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:30.5	Gail, welcome to the program.
0:33.1	Thank you, Dr. Laura.
0:34.7	So great to hear your voice and I listen to, and I love how you're so honest.
0:39.6	I just turned 63, and I just want to make sure I made the right decision regarding a friend, quote, unquote.
0:47.9	I've gone on a couple trips with her and her family.
0:50.2	She's a difficult person, but I can usually get along with most personalities on that business.
0:55.6	Well, what makes her, what do you mean? What makes her difficult?
1:00.5	I'm like, I feel like I'm walking on eggshells. Like, I have to be careful things I say.
1:06.4	You know, and then what sorts of things would you say that make her behave? How?
1:13.1	Just little things.
1:14.6	It's not even like anything that's really significant.
1:18.1	I mean, it's just like she can be a little flippant, you know, and I don't really want to argue.
1:22.3	I'm not an argumentative person.
1:24.8	So, but, you know, she was being nicer to me. Everything seemed fine. And she asked me
1:30.0	go on this trip with her brother and sister-in-law to Scandinavia. And it was a real great deal.
1:36.3	So I went and, um, I was abused. I was training mentally abused and I'm tough. Like, you can't,
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