Office Ours: Friendship Breakups (Part 1: The Hurt Nobody Talks About)
What if the hardest breakup you ever go through isn't romantic at all? If you've ever felt more heartbroken over losing a friend than a romantic partner, you are not alone, and you're definitely not overreacting. Friendship breakups don't come with a script. No agreed-upon custody battle for mutual friends, no ritual to eat ice cream and listen to a sad playlist. Just silence, and a grief most of us have never been taught to name.
Dr. Miriam opens the first of a two-part Office Ours series on friendship breakups with the question underneath all the others: why does losing a friend hurt so…
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