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Friends For Never

Stories exploring the ways our platonic relationships fall apart — and what we do with the pieces left over.

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Pop Culture’s 17 Messiest Friendship Breakups

 If you’ve cried harder over an ex-friend than an ex-lover, this list is for you. By Katja Vujić

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    A Night of Making New Friends in BrooklynTo celebrate the Cut’s latest theme week, we invited readers to craft friendship bracelets at Happy Medium.
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    Will Going Into Business Together Destroy Our Friendship?You’d better be prepared to really communicate through conflict.
    By Cat Zhang
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    Snapchat Is a Minefield for Teen FriendshipsThe hugely popular app ranks users based on how much they interact with each other. What could go wrong?
    By Casey Lewis
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    How to Travel With Friends Without Coming Home as EnemiesTwelve tips to avoid disaster on your next getaway.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
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    What Happens When a Platonic Life Partnership Falls ApartThese best friends promised to build a life together. Then they broke up.
    By Bindu Bansinath
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    Exactly Why Are Friendship Breakups So Brutal?What psychology can tell us about this particularly haunting sort of heartbreak — and why I still dream about friends I lost 16 years ago.
    By Melissa Dahl
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    Will Your Friendship Pass the Bridesmaid Test?Being part of a bride’s big day is supposed to bring friends closer together. In reality, it can ruin those relationships for good.
    By Danielle Cohen
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    FRANCES HA, Greta Gerwig (left), 2012. ©IFC Films/Courtesy Everett Collection
    The Ultimate Friendship-Breakup MixtapeTwenty-five songs to help you process the end.
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