Does Romantic Rejection Hurt More Than Friendship Rejection? A New Study Says Maybe Not (opens in new tab)

Romantic rejection has a branding department. Friendship rejection does not. Romantic heartbreak receives orchestral soundtracks, Oscar nominations, monologues delivered in the rain, and approximately 84% of the music industry. Friendship rejection, meanwhile, is treated like an unfortunate scheduling conflict. Society reacts to the end of a friendship with the emotional urgency usually reserved for learning someone switched toothpaste brands. This is strange, because a new study published in...