In the age of ‘toxicity’, are we walking away from friendships too quickly?

The loss of a friend can be as psychologically damaging as a romantic breakup. Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian

My friend is having trouble with her friend – let’s call her Kelsey.

A few months ago, Kelsey made a thoughtless remark that hurt my friend’s feelings, and left her questioning their bond. After talking it over with her therapist, my friend came up with a plan to bring it up with Kelsey. But when they next met up, the timing wasn’t right.