Friend breakups aren’t new, but people are starting to talk about them more.  Experts say they can be even more painful than romantic breakups, and now there are more resources to help those affected. Cheddar News reporter Ashley Mastronardi reports on efforts to shed more light on this all-too-common issue.

<div class="block">Friend breakups aren’t new, but people are starting to talk about them more.  Experts say they can be even more painful than romantic breakups, and now there are more resources to help those affected. Cheddar News reporter Ashley Mastronardi reports on efforts to shed more light on this all-too-common issue.</div>
<div class="block">
</div>

Wake Up With Cheddar

How to Deal With a Friendship Breakup 

Guys, friend breakups. They're not new, but people are now starting to talk about them a little bit more. And experts say that they can be even more painful than a regular romantic breakup. But there's now more resources out there for you to get help. Take a look at this. Like these were such great times and looking back, I'm just like, was this real Liz is nursing a broken heart but she's not a jilted lover. Liz was ghosted by a platonic male friend she's had since elementary school. They last met up during the pandemic when Liz shared some news, we had like this amazing dinner. Then on the way home, like I mentioned my new relationship that was like incredible and how happy I was and he he acted supportive and then I didn't hear from him again. Since then, Liz has been healing her heart here in her New York City apartment. But she's also a member of a Los Angeles based Zoom group called Heartbroken Anonymous, where people can go to talk about friend breakups. Like his treatment of me was sort of a daily message of you just don't have any value. The group caters to all signs of heartbreaks from the loss of a pet to the loss of a love. But founder Naz Perez says friend breakups are especially difficult. We are very intimate with our friends and sometimes our relationship with friends can last years and years and years. So when something like that ends and you have nowhere to go or no one to talk to about it or maybe you're in a group of friends and one of the friends you broke up with is in that group. It's really vital to have a safe space to go and sort of grieve that friendship break up. And that's what we try and do with heartbroken anonymous friend. Breakups are not new, but cultural awareness has put a spotlight on them in the past few years. According to Ship psychology, 70% of close friendships and 52% of our social networks dissolve after seven years. And author Dr Robbie Ludwig says closure is key. If your friend is a slow fade, maybe you might need to write a letter, maybe you might need to reach out and see if you can get some feedback but do what you need to do and then move forward. As for Liz, she's making new friends and moving on with her life. Ashley Masar Chet, her news.