My close friend is a therapist but all she does is complain. Should I exit this relationship? | Leading questions

There may be ways to protect yourself from her negativity without jettisoning the relationship, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Start by creating boundaries Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I have a close friend of 15 years. When I met her, she was fun-loving and positive but in the last few years she has gradually got more negative. We live in different countries and speak regularly, and every time I talk to her all she does is complain about her life and paint herself ...