Dr. Janna Koretz

Whenever I tell anyone the story of the time that I cheated on a boyfriend, I preface it with the phase "I'm not proud of this." I don't do it on purpose — it's a tick, like saying "excuse me" when you're passing through a crowd. And recently, I've been thinking about how weird this is...

Although we already know that breaking up with a romantic partner is hard to do, can the same be said for breaking up with a friend? I mean, breaking up is breaking up and a loss is a loss, so it seems that how we’re affected, both physically and mentally, by a friend breakup shouldn’t differ all that much. Especially since, in many ways, a friend breakup can be similar to a romantic breakup in how it plays out...