Dear Abby: My former best friend claims she was only in my life as a favor to my mom

A decades-long bond unravels in the most unexpected way when a best friend of 50 years reveals she stayed in the relationship only as a favor to her friend’s mother. Dear Abby weighs in on the grief, questions, and loss that follow this heartbreaking twist in a lifelong connection.

Dear Abby: My former best friend claims she was only in my life as a favor to my mom