Dr. Marisa G. Franco

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Something Was Wrong · S26 Ep6: Friendship, Attachment, and Betrayal with Dr. Marisa G. Franco · 15 Jul 2026 podcast

And I've seen so many friendships blow up

because of this assumption that we have to be as close now as we've always been.

And if someone's going through a difficult period at work or in their personal life, and you're not in communication as much, people receiving that as this is an act of grave harm rather than life circumstances.

I think one way to sort of protect ourselves against that feeling of betrayal is to really accept that

your friendships in particular are going to ebb and flow throughout your life.

And that's inherent.

And that's not a sign that something has gone awry.

And in fact, the more we perceive it as something that's gone awry, the more we withdraw and the more that becomes more of a self-fulfilling prophecy.

So also just giving friendships the space they need to repair and not trying to yank them back into a level of intimacy that they had prior, but to see in this moment what's right for this friendship, what level of connection is right for us.

What are some general friendship red flags that folks may want to be on the lookout for versus green flags, things that we can all do to be better friends?

Yeah, so I would say red flags are the person seems really inconsiderate of you.

Maybe they're always wanting you to meet right by them in their house and they're never coming to you or they're expecting you to show up to something even when you're sick.

They just don't have a lot of perspective taking and

Consideration of your circumstance, other red flags, things like breaking confidence, get a lot of reactivity where it seems like this person is quick to assume the worst about other people or is sort of snapping at you.

Those can be signs of red flags.

Softer ones, I think beige flags can be a lack of reciprocity where you're the only one reaching out.

I say this is a beige flag because I know that often people don't reach out because their own self-worth issues rather than because they hate you.

But I think it's fair for all of us to want friendships where we feel like there's a sort of mutual engagement and we're not the only one continuing a friendship.

And I think it's really valid if people redirect their energies to friendships where they do feel like they have that level of mutuality.

Think about how this person treats their other friends.

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