"DEAR ABBY: My longtime friend has distanced herself over the last two years. Unless I call her or invite her to join us at our vacation home, I hear nothing from her, and we are never invited to visit them. We grew up together, were in each other's weddings, raised our children together and went on many fun trips over the years."
"She is not cutting you off because you have grandchildren; she is limiting her time with you because she doesn't, and the phone calls and pictures are depressing for her. A way to handle this would be to see her away from your home so she isn't constantly reminded. DEAR ABBY: My best friend, Brooke, started dating a man last year."
A longtime friend has gradually distanced herself, responding only to invitations and visits to the writer's vacation home. The friend's husband requested that grandchildren not be mentioned because their own children have divorced and have no plans for children; the friend wanted to be a grandmother and finds grandchildren and photos depressing. Advice given recommends meeting away from the writer's home to avoid constant reminders. A separate correspondent reports that a friend named Brooke is in a controlling, emotionally abusive relationship—name-calling, manipulation, clothing restrictions, phone invasions—and family and friends are urging her to end it.
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