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Miss Manners: Handling a long‑lost friend who’s adding stress

Miss Manners says the friend's behavior was poor but counsels against responding with criticism after reconnecting.

Published Jul 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Dear Miss Manners: A long-lost friend, Lily, reached out to me to reconnect. At first, it had been fun chatting with her and catching up; we hadn’t spoken in 10 years.