EP 19: How to Avoid a Friendship Breakup

You have a friend you'd call one of your closest, and you haven't had a real conversation with her in months. Something happened that neither of you brought up, so now there's a little distance you're both pretending not to notice.They call it the friendship recession. The share of women with six or more close friends fell from 41% in 1990 to 24%, per the Survey Center on American Life. So it's not a you problem. Nobody taught us how to keep one.Catherine Wheeler has been my friend for thirteen years, and we let something sit for a month before we dealt with it. This is the conversation after that conversation.Then go call her. Not text. Call.Anchor scripture — Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 (NIV)Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.FIND CATHERINEPivot180: www.pivotoneeighty.comInstagram: @catherinelwheeler_ALSO MENTIONEDApril Bowman, Bold Believers UnitedProverbs 3:5–6The friendship recession and slow friendship — from the American Perspectives Survey, Survey Center on American LifeRESOURCESGot a friendship you need to repair? Tell me in the comments, email [email protected], or leave me a voice note: https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/490848/2/y0pq69yh71h3zu9oFOLLOW BUSY LOVING JESUS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/busylovingjesus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thekglifestyle?sub_confirmation=1 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/thekglifestyle Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7fsuNnbtbisH9C4Llns1kp Apple Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/busy-loving-jesus/id1481504282FOLLOW KALA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekglifestyleTHE LUXE HOMEBODY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luxehomebody Design style quiz: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6a7852b1411496a2d29bd353New episodes every Sunday.