"I dread getting calls from friend who talks non-stop"

Can you humiliate your friend without hurting her feelings?

Original column: Dear Abby, March 29 2024.

My take: The LW has a friend who talks so relentlessly the LW “can put the phone down and go make a cup of tea, and she’ll still be talking when [I] get back.” The LW wants to know how she can tell her friend to listen more.

Her friend has many good qualities! She doesn’t want to hurt her friend’s feelings.

Abb…