World News Anxiety Aunt: I made a joke about my friend being stingy and he’s taken it to heart, how do I make amends? Blog

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Dear Aunt,

I recently read an article about the stinginess of baby boomers and was discussing it with a group of friends (yes, we're all boomers). In the middle of the discussion, I jokingly told my old friend that he fit that stereotype. He's known for being pretty stingy with his money and it's not the first time one of us has mentioned it in jest, but for some reason he took it very personally this time and hasn't spoken to me since, even though I made it clear I was just teasing him. What should I do?

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