Joe-Anna,

Do you find yourself breaking away from these "friends" when their problems continue to grow larger & larger still? My mom has a long-standing habit of making so-called friendships where she's the martyr. She always listens to them, tries to help them, etc. But she always reaches a point where she just can't take any more of the non-reciprocation and completely pulls back from the relationship.

Does this sound familiar to you??