I was feeling OK and it had been a pretty good week so far but now I feel down. My friend and I just had an argument and I decided to let him go. He disagrees with me on everything, doesn't understand me, and has been acting weird.

I have a new problem now. A single-older woman moved in next to me and she seems kind of nice. Except that she has a small dog that barks at me whenever I come in or out. I find it annoying. I don't know how I could approach her about it. I know that people care a lot about their dogs but I don't find it cute when they bark at me. It's gone on for a while. I could go to my apartment manager about it, but I hate to go behind that woman's back. I've had neighbors go behind my back to complain about that things I do living in my place that I can't help.