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Aug 2024
18m 55s

Quickie: Toxic friendship?

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So you’ve been friends for decades but can’t remember the last time you felt good around that person. From friends who use you as a personal therapist to those who take, take, take and find fault at every turn, some friendships just aren’t, really, that friendly at all. From when to get out and how to get out. To making peace with people dramatically stepping away, this is the great friendship detox.

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