I am having trouble with my friends' avoiding asking me about it. I see people who are in full awareness of the situation and they brightly ask how my summer is going. Let’s say Friend X is levelheaded and a good listener. If you need more than X can give you, then ask X to be your spokesfriend with other friends as you enter this difficult time. If X says no, then give props for honesty and move on to your friend Y.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2019 00:00 UTC