Dr. Marisa Franco

Like me sharing what I'm struggling with, me sharing my relationship issues, me sharing even what has put me in a bad mood today. It's me sharing information that... It's me sharing information that we're in. I might feel like you can use it against me or I might feel like if you don't respond positively to this information, I'm going to be particularly affected by that.

Like me sharing what I'm struggling with, me sharing my relationship issues, me sharing even what has put me in a bad mood today. It's me sharing information that... It's me sharing information that we're in. I might feel like you can use it against me or I might feel like if you don't respond positively to this information, I'm going to be particularly affected by that.

Like me sharing what I'm struggling with, me sharing my relationship issues, me sharing even what has put me in a bad mood today. It's me sharing information that... It's me sharing information that we're in. I might feel like you can use it against me or I might feel like if you don't respond positively to this information, I'm going to be particularly affected by that.

And that's why when people do respond positively, it really builds our sense of trust with them.

And that's why when people do respond positively, it really builds our sense of trust with them.

And that's why when people do respond positively, it really builds our sense of trust with them.

Absolutely. And I wanted to share that it's absolutely normal to go through these breakups with friends. And actually every seven years we lose about half our friends. Interestingly, also about half of our friends don't consider us their friends. So that's technically not a friendship because friendship is founded on reciprocity.

Absolutely. And I wanted to share that it's absolutely normal to go through these breakups with friends. And actually every seven years we lose about half our friends. Interestingly, also about half of our friends don't consider us their friends. So that's technically not a friendship because friendship is founded on reciprocity.

Absolutely. And I wanted to share that it's absolutely normal to go through these breakups with friends. And actually every seven years we lose about half our friends. Interestingly, also about half of our friends don't consider us their friends. So that's technically not a friendship because friendship is founded on reciprocity.

And so because of that, I think generally we can think that friendships are going to fall away. What we do know from the research is that the longer a friendship has lasted, the more likely it is to continue to last. But in general, we will be losing friends throughout our lifespan.

And so because of that, I think generally we can think that friendships are going to fall away. What we do know from the research is that the longer a friendship has lasted, the more likely it is to continue to last. But in general, we will be losing friends throughout our lifespan.

And so because of that, I think generally we can think that friendships are going to fall away. What we do know from the research is that the longer a friendship has lasted, the more likely it is to continue to last. But in general, we will be losing friends throughout our lifespan.

Yeah, yeah. Half our friends don't reciprocate the friendship. Isn't that sad?

Yeah, yeah. Half our friends don't reciprocate the friendship. Isn't that sad?

Yeah, yeah. Half our friends don't reciprocate the friendship. Isn't that sad?

You know, it just happens. I guess people have different definitions of what they might consider a friend. And so it's hard, I think, for us to put our finger on. And that's one of the, I would say, the difficulties of friendship. It's so ambiguous, right?

You know, it just happens. I guess people have different definitions of what they might consider a friend. And so it's hard, I think, for us to put our finger on. And that's one of the, I would say, the difficulties of friendship. It's so ambiguous, right?

You know, it just happens. I guess people have different definitions of what they might consider a friend. And so it's hard, I think, for us to put our finger on. And that's one of the, I would say, the difficulties of friendship. It's so ambiguous, right?

We don't have the sort of proof that someone's invested in us like we might have with someone who's married or we share blood with, which is why I think friendship can really bring out some of our insecurities.

We don't have the sort of proof that someone's invested in us like we might have with someone who's married or we share blood with, which is why I think friendship can really bring out some of our insecurities.