In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who isn't sure if they were supportive enough for a friend who is grieving.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grief is hard and the holidays make it even harder. Our society does not understand or like grief. In fact, we do a great job of ...

It can be hard to be around friends who always want to complain and claim their life is horrible when you have enough of your own tough issues to deal with. One woman’s friendship is drowning in ...

After her friend’s husband passed away, one woman stepped in to offer comfort However, after spending nearly every day at her friend’s house for a month, her own husband began to grow frustrated When ...

Grief is overwhelming at any time in life, but it often becomes the heaviest during student years, with already demanding routines and emotions running high. If a friend lost a dear one, you may ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend I’ll call “Sally.” She is in her mid-50s and is single with no kids. Both of her parents are deceased. Prior to her mother’s death, she quit her job to care for her. Once ...

Dear Eric: Mike was my friend for more than 50 years. We carpooled to work together for nearly 15 years. Our bond grew even closer when his 16-year-old son died by suicide after a struggle with ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my good friends has retreated completely. Last year her best friend passed away, and I think that loss is taking a major toll on her. At first, she was holding up all right, but ...

As I watch my son grieve the loss of another close friend only a month and a half after losing the first, it reminds me that we are in a time where parents have to prepare to discuss conversations of ...

A husband questions how much support is too much when his wife spends a month away consoling her grieving friend Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE since ...