And a couple of years ago, Dana ghosted a good friend of hers when she learned her friend was pregnant. And the reason I want to talk about friend ghosting today is because I think it's an example of a larger problem with how friendships tend to end - like what happened with one of our listeners.ĭANA LIZIK: I just remember there was one particular instance where she called me. SHAW: But it also happens with friends, obviously. SHAW: So I think we talk a lot about ghosting in the romantic context, right? JAMES M: I miss the guy, but I miss my Millennium Falcon more. RUTWIJ: Maybe he was just a shitty person. HAYDEE: She just wouldn't return my calls. JAMES M: He just vaporized with my Millennium Falcon. RUTWIJ: This guy ghosted me basically out of nowhere. SHAW: Well, one kind of friend mystery kept coming up. You know how we put a call out for stories on friendship a while back? SHAW: So I am kicking the season off with today's episode. NATISSE: You know, overthinking, lots of uncomfortable questions, plus some really good stories, too. We will just give it the INVISIBILIA treatment. SHAW: This will not be a definitive book or anything. There's no legal rules or clear cultural scripts for how to do friendship, at least not in the same way that we have for, like, family or romantic relationships. And it got us thinking, let's do a season on friendship. SHAW: Anyway, we've been talking about all this at the show. NATISSE: Oh, God, so many awkward conversations. SHAW: (Laughter) But it's been awkward trying to figure out everybody's personal boundaries around safety and comfort, you know - like, who you're going to hang out with and how. SHAW: I have gotten to hang out with my friends in person. I moved home during the pandemic, and I've just really been missing my friends. SHAW: At the show, we've been talking about how - among the many things the pandemic has radically shifted is this one relationship that doesn't normally get as much attention in our culture - our friendships. OK, here's the show.įrom NPR, this is INVISIBILIA. We have resources on our episode page, which you can find at npr.org/invisibilia. And if you're struggling with thoughts of suicide, please reach out for help. So if you need to skip this episode, please do. Before we get started, we want you to know today's episode mentions suicide and depression.
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