With romantic relationships, whether this is healthy or not, there is the hope (however remote) of finding another person where you can enrich each other’s lives in that very unambiguous, modeled through societal messaging way romantic relationships function.
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But there’s none of that with friend breakups. What you have with each friend is unique. Functions uniquely. Doesn’t follow a “this is what it basically looks like” framework the way romantic relationships do. It’s losing something that, even in the abstract, feels irreplaceable.
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When I was 16, my best friend at the time told me that she didn't want to be my friend anymore because someone else said I was gossiping about her. It wasn't true, but my ex-bff never believed me. Might be silly, but that was the most devastating thing that ever happened to me.
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I've never had a close friend like that since. I've never been able to really trust anyone. It still stings sometimes, and that was 20 years ago.
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You are completely correct. I was devastated for years. Years. Still stings a bit, even though I’ve finally accepted it.
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Same here, and I'm still holding space - but definitely not hope - in my heart for her to come back.
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I’m so sorry if you’re experiencing one 
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Ehh. It’s okay, thanks. It’s not new. I was just having a moment. We share a birthday and the fact that yesterday wasn’t more difficult for me kind of made the reality sink-in further that it’s over. Even being past the worst of the mourning feels sad. If that makes sense.
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1/2 Right. I think socially, we’re just expected to prioritize romantic relationships over friendships. Like an example would be Kissing Booth 2 (
) when Lee said he didn’t tell Elle to be around less often even though his gf wanted that because he just liked having Elle around. - Show replies
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