This Is A Rude Way To End A Friendship. But A Lot Of Us Do It Anyway.

Friendship breakups are the worst. They hurt just as much as a romantic breakup, and sometimes, even more.

As someone who’s been through a ton of friend breakups, I can tell you that the pain never really goes away. Certain platonic relationships have a special level of intimacy that usually can’t be matched by a romantic partner. I mean, I still mourn ex-friendships from 15 years ago. Ex-boyfriends? Hardly.

That’s weird, right? Not at all, according to relationship experts.

A friend breakup can hurt just as much...