Friendship breakups are the worst. They hurt just as much as a romantic breakup, and sometimes, even more .

As someone who’s been through a ton of friend breakups, I can tell you that the pain never really goes away. Certain platonic relationships have a special level of intimacy that usually can’t be matched by a romantic partner. I mean, I still mourn ex-friendships from 15 years ago. Ex-boyfriends? Hardly.

That’s weird, right? Not at all, according to relationship experts.

“Some friendships can feel even deeper than your blood family — especially when you’re not close to blood family,” explained Angelika Koch , relationships and breakup expert at Taimi , an LGBTQ+ dating app. “This can add a layer of complexity when it comes to walking away from a friendship th

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