Hire:  To continue, Libby is a free-lance writer, and the author of the blog "One Hot Mess".  It would be reasonable to infer that she may sometimes write material designed to stir up controversy.  A self-promotion tactic.  So, the question we must ask ... is she really the seemingly oppressed waif as portrayed in her article?  Or is she stirring her readership kettle?  She is also a lawyer, a vocation widely regarded as below used car salesmen for veracity.  Personally, I neither believe nor doubt her self-portrayal in her article.  I simply have responded on the face value of it.  It gave me opportunity to express some of my views on what true friendship is, or is not.  Just like you, I have elbows and opinions.  I also find the diverse, often divergent opinions of others to be very educational and informative.  I think that ADN's comment section helps fill out issues, in a way that the staff don't have the time or resources to do.  Keep making me think ... It's good mental exercise.