Q: A friend of mine is in a long-distance relationship with this guy whom she’s had a crush on forever. I want her to be happy, but the relationship is toxic and she deserves better. I’m one of the few friends she vents to about it. Also, she knows I’m not completely supportive, and it’s slowly driving a wedge between us. I’m afraid to be completely honest with her and possibly lose her as a friend. How do I navigate the thin line of being supportive and honest without pushing her away? Should I just keep my mouth shut?
Introspective Twentysomething,
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Carrie Brownstein is a musician and a writer/director in film and television. She was the cocreator and costar of the Emmy and Peabody Award–winning comedy series Portlandia. Brownstein has directed television shows for HBO, HBO Max, NBC, Comedy Central, and Hulu. She also directed a short film for KENZO starring Mahershala Ali and Natasha Lyonne. Brownstein is a founding member of the seminal punk-rock band Sleater-Kinney and author of the New York Times best-selling memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
