When a cherished friend hurts us, the path to forgiveness can feel particularly challenging. The depth of our care makes the pain more acute, yet it also provides motivation to heal the relationship.

When those closest to us inflict pain, the contradiction feels unbearable. The very people we trust most possess the power to devastate us completely. Yet within this vulnerability lies an opportunity ...

I'd never imagined our friendship would end, and certainly not like this. But on an otherwise ordinary afternoon, a scathing missive arrived from one of my best pals: a litany of my flaws and mistakes ...

If you have invested your time and emotions in a close friendship, it’s easy to feel disappointed, and forgiveness can seem beyond reach. Even after allowing time for the hurt and pain to subside, it ...

Editor Richard Duggan answers reader dilemmas in his weekly agony uncle column, Dear Dicky; he loves to give people advice, whether they want it or not. If you need some help from a self-professed ...

One sibling steals the other’s favorite toy, or maybe they both committed their share of offenses. Their parents want them to apologize to each other. A spouse failed to finish their part of the ...