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How to Get Over a Friendship Breakup

September 30, 2026 · 32 min

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Losing a friend is a breakup too, and we don't talk about it enough.

In this episode of Changing Lanes, we get honest about friendships in our 30s and 40s. We talk about how friendships change through the years. What it means to outgrow friends and how it feels to be in a one-sided friendship.

We both share friendship breakup stories and what it taught us. If you're going through something with a friend right now, this one's for you.

In this episode, we cover:

  • How friendships change after 30 when kids and work take over

  • Making friends as an adult through the school gate and kids' sport

  • One-sided friendships and the little check-ins that keep friendships alive

  • Why some friends aren't happy for you, and whether support has to be public

  • Love languages in friendship

  • Outgrowing friends when your life changes direction

  • Why a friendship breakup hurts like the end of a relationship

  • How to get over a friendship breakup when you never get the reason why

  • Drifting apart from friends versus a sudden breakup

  • Losing friends after 30 compared with your 20s

  • How to be a good friend by listening, asking questions and being honest

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Music: 'Arise' by Tristan Barton on #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/c/tristan-barton

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