The Examiner: Is it time to break up with your friend?

June 4, 2010
By Nina Elcao

…Should we treat these two types of relationships differently? Not necessarily. Irene Levine explains that the media does not exactly bring up the issue of a friendship "break up", but thrives on the notion of these pairings "lasting forever". Although a life-long friendship sounds great, and is portrayed very well in Sex and the City, this may be toxic to young girls. If two people aren’t meshing well, but no one says anything about it, they will have a hard time confronting change with more important battles. Weeding out what makes you happy versus what doesn’t is essential to a new, healthy life…

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Category: KEEPING FRIENDS