Julie Klam
contributor
Julie Klam grew up in Bedford, New York. After attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and interning at Late Night with David Letterman, she went on to write for such publications as O: The Oprah Magazine, Rolling Stone, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, and The New York Times Magazine and for the VH1 television show Pop-Up Video, where she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Class Writing. She is the best-selling author of Friendkeeping: A Field Guide to the People You Love, Hate, and Can't Live Without. She lives in New York City.
DAME’s Friendkeeper shares some sense about second amendment supporters and how to handle the always-vague drama queen.
Dear Julie: “I Think My Friend Needs Meds and It’s Scaring Me”
DAME’s Friendkeeper advises on armchair diagnosing, and helps a woman find her voice with a lifelong bossypants.
Dear Julie: “How Can I Tell My Friend That Her Hygiene Is Horrible?”
DAME’s Friendkeeper has advice for helping someone come clean, and weighs in on a badly behaving woman who pulled the cancer card.
Dear Julie: “One of My Mom Friends Is Gossiping About Another’s Daughter”
DAME’s Friendkeeper lays down the law about libel and tells a woman how to deal with a rudely frugal friend.
Dear Julie: “My Best Friend Started Dating My Brother!”
DAME’s Friendkeeper untangles some family ties and helps an addict face the truth of a toxic friendship.
Dear Julie: “My Best Friend Broke Up with Me!”
DAME’s Friendkeeper sheds light on a nasty platonic split and helps a newly partnered woman deal with her newly cagey male friends.
Dear Julie: “How Am I Supposed to Act Around My Newly Skinny Friend?”
DAME’s Friendkeeper gets real about the emotional side of weight loss and helps a woman deal with the jerky way a married friend treats her hub.
Dear Julie: “I’m Stuck in a Marriage and My Friends Don’t Approve”
DAME’s Friendkeeper helps a woman ease her people pleasing and tells another to mind her own beeswax.
Dear Julie: “My ‘Friend’ Stole My Business Plan”
DAME’s Friendkeeper validates a blogger’s anger and helps another deflect a recovering friend’s ire.