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Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who is realizing his friends may find his personality hard to take.

By Lori Gottlieb

Lori Gottlieb, a psychotherapist and best-selling author of a memoir about her work as a therapist, offers readers advice on life’s tough questions.

I have had my circle of friends for more than 30 years. We celebrate birthdays, New Year’s Eve and Gay Pride together. Most of us meet up once a week for dinner.