DEAR ERIC: I have a friend I have known since college. We are both 70. She asks personal questions that hurt me. There are two that really bother me, and I would like to know how to respond.
I have struggled with my weight for years. She constantly tells me to take Ozempic or have weight-loss surgery. It hurts my feelings a lot. I would never consider giving her any advice, especially this kind. She is thin. My cardiologist is against any weight-loss drugs.
The second inquiry is that she continues to ask me how much I inherited from my parents. I worked for 45 years. She worked for 20. She is married to a successful man. I have been married twice but am single now and have always supported myself. I own my own home. How do I address this?…