Dear Abby: My lifelong friend has started acting weird, and she won’t tell me why

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A lifelong friend has inexplicably changed her behavior and refuses to explain why, leaving a reader hurt and confused. Dear Abby's advice column tackles the delicate situation of navigating a friendship fracture without clear answers. The columnist helps the reader consider possibilities, unspoken resentments, personal struggles, or simple distance, while emphasizing that demanding answers often backfires. Sometimes, Abby suggests, you must accept mystery and decide whether to give the friendship space to heal or move forward separately. It's a reminder that even long bonds can shift without explanation.