Q. I’ve essentially grown up my entire life with the same best friend. Everything I did we did together. We are now 21 and she’s got into a relationship with someone I really can’t stand and has had what feels to me like a complete personality overhaul in the matter of a few months. She has really pushed me to the sidelines and despite everyone’s advice (mainly my mum’s) it doesn’t feel like just a phase. It feels like the slowest and most painful break-up I could ever have imagined. I feel like I’m really losing her and I don’t know how to do life without her. How do I cope with my person not being my person any more?
A. Oh, darling. I’m sorry.