New Is The New New

Hello Dr. Eve,

A year and a half ago I relocated to a new city that I'll call "Albuquerque" to maintain my anonymity. I thought I had remained friends with the girls in my old city. But just today I discovered that once of them launched a blog, over a MONTH AGO, without telling me. I don't want to get into too much back story, but suffice it to say, I love blogs. Why do you think my friend didn't inform me of her blog earlier? Should I confront her? -New in New Mexico

Dear New,
Confrontation is never the answer. Didn't anyone ever teach you to push your feelings deep down inside, hide them away from the world, and suffer the consequences (ulcers, cancer, sleep-eating, raising fucked-up kids) on your own time?

Seriously, though, I wouldn't take it personally if I were you. Unacquainted as I am with the particulars of this situation, I can't say for sure, but my suspicion is that this blogging friend of yours was too shy too make too big a deal of her new venture. She started it on a whim one day after lamenting the lack of creative outlet in her day-to-day life. She knows you to be a particularly clever writer and editor, and so was all the more nervous to show it to you.

I mean, probably. This is all just conjecture.