Overview

The key to getting through a rough patch in a long-standing friendship isn't so hard to figure out. As long as you two can communicate honestly and respect each other enough to listen without judgment, things will be fine. It's difficult to understand this friend's behavior and motives sometimes -- and at a certain point, you simply have to stop trying. Accept the fact that he or she is different from you in many ways. Don't waste time on meaningless minutiae -- this relationship is soul-deep.