PITY may be akin to love, but when that pity is self-directed it generally means self-love of the worst type. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Although friendships may not have the same layers and complexities ... We may think that our friends offer their friendship out of pity, or that they are only hanging out with us because they ...

It is exhausting to explain things to them and watch them react with shock and pity over and over ... have no further obligation to friends who are consistently not serving the purpose friends ...

Her few remaining friends admit that she's draining to be around. Those who know Mariela see her as wallowing in self-pity. They find ... desperately needs but will not provide for herself.

This would be fine if he was a compatible housemate, but he’s not. Have a “state of the friendship” conversation in which you can calmly but clearly lay out the issues as you see them and ...