Dear Eric: My best friend and I, both females and in our 60s, used to do everything together. Last year, she met a nice man and after a brief courtship, they married. I even performed the wedding ceremony.

Now, we barely see each other, and maybe text or call once a week, if that.

I knew and understood that our friendship was going to change once she married and I expected that, but I never thought it would be so drastic. Her husband gets upset if she wants “girl time” with me and even other friends. I feel really hurt and discarded. I’m not sure if I should talk to her about it or leave it be. I don’t want to cause a rift between us or make it awkward.

– Fractured Friendship

Dear Friendship: Talk to her. Her new husband’s behavior is concerning and controlling. Isolation is a form of

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