Asking Eric: She is a bore and is ruining our get-togethers
By R. Eric Thomas
Published on April 25, 2026.
A high school group of friends are complaining about a woman who constantly boasts about her achievements and family, and is ruining their weekly get-togethers. She constantly discusses her own life, her children, her cooking skills, and her children. She is so full of herself that she cannot understand the body language and facial expressions of the rest of the group. If the group is fed up, you may ask her to leave or establish a group time limit for sharing. However, short of that, it appears that the personalities are not matching up anymore and may be best going their separate ways. The author suggests that working together to address these issues could help resolve issues such as the issue of conversation hogging and inappropriate behavior by the woman. She also suggests that an open conversation or series of conversations with your daughter about the nature of the relationship.
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