LPT request: how to be a little more talkative in friend groups Hello everybody, I have this little problem where I find really difficult to talk in groups bigger than 4-5 people that I don’t know really well. I am not asocial or something like that, I can be talking 1to1 for hours, or make an speech in a conference in front of 200 people… But in between, I am completely lose. I don’t find anything to say…

Pappardelle is my new best friend submitted by /u/suicidal1664

LPT signs of a true friend What are signs that someone is a true friend vs. When it may be time to let go? Would love to hear it! submitted by /u/eatNbemerry

LPT fake friend or am I reading this wrong I have an acquaintance that I once considered a friend that has a weird behaviour of never picking my calls or returning them, text messages included until days later and most recently months. But he in turn calls me but only when in need, what are your thoughts on this and how would you handle it. submitted by /u/uncommon-1

LPT Request: How to give my friend money anonymously My friend has struggled his whole life financially. He recently told me about an opportunity he has coming up to travel to Jordan. He would be going with a group and once he is there all of his expenses would be paid for as part of their tour. But he has to come up with his own airfare. And he said his truck is scheduled to go into the shop to g…

LPT Request: Good friend’s wife passed away. How can I help? A good friend of mine (both in early 30’s) recently lost his wife. I’ve reached out and expressed that I’m here if he needs anything, but not sure if there’s more I should/could be doing. I’m trying to keep the “Golden Rule” in mind, but it’s really hard to empathize with a situation of this gravity. What are some tips on helping others who are …

LPT: If your single friend finds a partner, don’t pressure them about changing their mind on having kids. My sister, who has been single for most of her adult life, recently started dating someone. Despite her previous stance on not wanting children, friends are now bombarding her with questions about whether she wants kids now. It’s important to respect people’s choices and not assume their desires will change with a new partner. Let them make thei…

Would You Take This Weird Deal My Friend Is Offering Me? I want to buy a home in my area, but it will take a while for me to save a down payment. My friend is offering to help me out with this deal: 1. Home costs $500k 2. He gives me $20k to help buy it 3. I have 4 years to pay him back the $20k (prob something like monthly payments) 4. When I sell the home I owe him 33% of the home price appreciation…

I’m happy I feel like I’m improving my makeup after a friend inspired me to try again😊 Exuse the lipstick smear! 😅 After years of trying and giving up on makeup because I didn’t like how it looked and didn’t know what I was doing, I feel like I improved thanks to my friend. 💕 Still room for more improvement tho. submitted by /u/NattiveKitten

LPT If you owe a friend money, pay it back as soon as possible. I got my friend a job and I have a Costco membership where we live and he doesn’t so, my friend, my wife and I go to Costco with my membership and he gets about $250 worth of stuff. He says he’ll pay me back as soon as we get our salaries. Been 4 days and asked him 4 times and hasn’t payed or mentioned anything. Just blanks me about it. It’s ann…

Friend tends to be gluttonous when traveling I have traveled to various countries several times with this one specific friend. Over the years, I feel like we are less compatible travel partners, and I’m struggling with how to broach the subject, as she’s asked me to plan a vacation with her this upcoming summer. My problem is she wants to eat out at a fancy place 3 meals a day, she drinks…

Can my friend leave the airport during a 7 hour international layover? My friend (Canadian Citizen) has a layover in LAX after flying in from Tokyo. She lands at LAX at 12:45 pm and her next flight back to Canada leaves at 7:34 pm. We want to hang out during this layover since i’m from LA, she’s from BC, we met online in 2014 and this is a great opportunity. My question is, is she allowed to leave the airport durin…

Road trip cost with a friend I’m trying to talk a friend into doing a road trip and staying for a night or two. My question how should we split the cost with gas, hotel and the food. Should I pay for the hotel and they got the gas and food or split everything 50/50? Or should I pay a bit more since I’m trying to talk them into the road trip. submitted by /u/Small_Sal…

LPT Request: How do I respectfully cut loose “friend”? Became friendly with a coworker from a summer job I had last year. He’s a good guy, we hung out a couple times, but to me it was a friendship of convenience, and now that I’ve moved away, I’m ready to lose touch. The problem is, he doesn’t seem to feel this way, and keeps texting me and saying he misses me, etc. Obviously I could ghost him, but …

How do I help a friend without enabling them? I have a friend who’s been down on their luck for a while now. 2 years maybe since they broke up with their ex. They’ve since been not very stable. They have BPD. They have a degree in graphic design from a good school but haven’t been using that degree and instead they work Uber eats. I know graphic design is tough for jobs but I know it’s a d…

LPT Request: Helping my friend through a tough time Hi everyone. Sorry it’s a long one and sorry if this is the wrong spot to be posting but I’m currently in a position where I’m helping one of my best friends through a really hard time in their lives, and looking for ways to make her life better, bring her joy, and slowly help her out of deep rooted depression by being as supportive as possible….

What do you think of this other makeup that I did to my friend? I am learning and your opinions would be very useful submitted by /u/ladyblondielatin

What do you think of this radioactive makeup that I did to my friend, she is always my makeup model they like? submitted by /u/ladyblondielatin

Don’t you think the makeup I did on my friend is beautiful? I’m learning, what do I need to improve? submitted by /u/ladyblondielatin

Say hello to my little friend Taken on a hike in New Hampshire this past July. I didn’t know the beauty that is the North East of the US. submitted by /u/treblig111