Many people are hesitant to say “I love you” to friends, much less ask, “How do you feel about time? What are we to each other?” As Leigh noted, outside of romance, there is no “defining the relationship” talk unless something has already gone wrong. Couples therapists usually focus on romantic couples, and no advice industry is available to help people recover from the loss of a friendship, though friend breakups can be as devastating as the romantic kind. The looseness of friendship and lack of official obligation is a delight for many, but as a general rule, people tend to treat casually
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