I really resonate with the frame the conversation as an affirmation of love. I think it depends on whether the other person is still invested in you or not. There's such emotional incongruence between the experience of being the ghoster and receiving the ghosting. It's like, oh, I just kind of forgot about it. The other person is like, it's keeping them up at night and they're ruminating on it.
It's a mistake to prioritize romantic and familial relationships over friendship, argues psychologist Dr. Marisa Franco. Strong, supportive friendships expand our sense of self, she says, and are associated with greater well-being and health. Marisa offers research-based strategies to make new friends and deepen our existing friendships, including helpful concepts like mutuality and the mere-exposure effect. Marisa and Maya also discuss how to stay friends through big life changes, why fighting could make your friendship stronger, and how to break up with a friend with clarity and kindness.
For more on Marisa's work, check out her book, “Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends."
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