"Friendships can be viewed like layers of an onion, with your closest, most valued friends at the core. Reflecting on the layers of your relationship onion can help you gain insight and navigate conversations. Friendships can be hard to maintain if there is a mismatch in how the relationship is valued. Sometimes a friendship that fit well when you were in a previous stage of life no longer does."
"Friendship Warning Signs Include: The relationship feels one-sided. You are the one who always reaches out. You aren't eager to respond when your friend reaches out. Your friend doesn't show up for important events. You no longer share or feel aligned with the same interests, goals, or values. Bullying, abuse, or cruelty is present in the friendship. The friendship feels off balance overall."
"Think of your relationships and their value as existing in the layers of an onion. There is no right or wrong and no perfect number of onion layers. Each individual's friendship/relationship onion will be different. For example, people at the center or core are the ones whose presence you most value and want in your daily life, but you define the remaining layers (e.g., level of friendship/values) by what's healthiest for you."
Friendships exist in layered levels of closeness, with closest friends at the core and other relationships placed according to personal values and needs. Friendships change across life stages, and some connections that fit earlier may no longer match current values or circumstances. Healthy friendships require mutual support, understood or shared values, and balanced communication. Warning signs include one-sidedness, always initiating contact, lack of responsiveness, failing to attend important events, misaligned interests or values, and any bullying or cruelty. Individuals decide how connected they feel and can reflect on relationship layers to guide conversations and boundaries.
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