A writer with correspondence anxiety seeks advice from Olive, on the latest Asking for a Friend.
Asking for a Friend: Am I A Bad Friend If I Don’t Send Birthday Cards?

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By Olga Kreimer
Header art by Abby Litman
A writer with correspondence anxiety seeks advice from Olive, on the latest Asking for a Friend.
On Asking for a Friend, Olive answers a writer whose partner comes from a very different religious background — are they bound for heartbreak?
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Olive answers a writer whose friend is a little too familiar with the taste of fine whine.
Olive answers two questions from befuddled best friends, on this installment of "Asking for a Friend."
Olive answers a writer with outsized fears about becoming a mother.
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In this installment of Asking for a Friend, Olive answers: what do I do about my boorish boyfriend?
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