Ask the Therapist columnist Lori Gottlieb advises a reader whose close friend is no longer welcome at her nuptials.

I don't want to fall out with my brother and best friend, but I don't think my sister-in-law deserves to be treated like this either. I could do nothing (please tell me that is an option!), but it ...

DEAR DEIDRE: I’D do anything for my best friend but her recent requests for me to cover for her while she conducts her affair with my brother-in-law have gone too far. She says it’s my fault ...

Unfortunately, the brother made a sarcastic comment at the sight of an old photo of his former best friend and now brother-in-law: "What a nice picture, no one would suspect that you would f*** my ...

Dating your best friend’s brother-in-law only becomes a bad idea if you allow everyone to have input on your relationship and it becomes a family affair. You must put boundaries in place upfront.

Q I am a woman in my 60s and have fallen out with my best friend. She married my brother and I find that I can’t accept her as my sister-in-law. The rift really developed after I didn’t want ...

One day at a party I overheard my brother-in-law telling his friend how he never liked me or my family. He then proceeded to make fun of us. A few days later I confronted him and my sister about it.

Q. Meredith, I’m not sure what to do or ow to explain this, but I’ve had feelings for my best friend’s brother for a while. He’s a year younger and I’ve known him forever because of my ...

The best friend is on your mind too much to do this without her knowledge, I think. Also, this doesn’t have to be a big confession to either of them. You’ve had so many experiences with this ...