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The Sabrina Zohar Show

154: What You NEED To Know About Being Friends with An Ex, FWB and Dating A Friend

The Sabrina Zohar Show

Sabrina Zohar

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Sabrina Zohar Show, Sabrina explores the complexities of non-platonic friendships, diving into the truth behind friends with benefits, situationships, and the challenges of dating a close friend. Sabrina shares her personal experiences, backed by research and psychology, to give you practical advice on navigating these relationship dynamics. Tune in to learn how to navigate these complex relationships with confidence and clarity.Stuck After the Podcast? Master Implementation in 8 Weeks with Sabrina's Foundation Course HERE! If you've ever felt like you're too much, not enough, or always chasing validation in dating or relationships, the Self Love Course gives you the tools to rebuild your worth from the inside out HERE! Do you feel like your emotions run the show and react in ways you can’t control? Join the Nervous System 101: Navigating the Unknowns In Early Dating from Sabrina and Masha Kay HERE! Struggling with a breakup? Join the Make It Make Sense: Getting Through a Breakup course from Sabrina and Britt Frank HERE!Get Ad free HERE!Want to work with Sabrina? HERE!Get merch for The Sabrina Zohar Show HERE!Don't forget to follow Sabrina and The Sabrina Zohar Show on Instagram and Sabrina on TikTok! Video now available on YOUTUBE! Disclaimer: The Sabrina Zohar Show, formerly known as Do The Work, is not affiliated with A.Z & associates LLC in any capacity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, hello, hello.

0:02.2

And welcome to another episode of the Sabrina Zohar Show. My name is Suburina Zohar, and I am your host. My babies, we're back, we're back, and today we're doing friendship part D. But this is the non-plutonic friendship episode. And I am going to be doing so many more different episodes. Like, I want us to evolve. Not everything on the planet is anxious and avoidant, anxious and avoidant. We have got to grow and evolve.

0:23.0

So we're going to do that.

0:23.9

And we're going to do that. And we're

0:24.1

going to talk about friends with benefits, friendships. Do you stay friends after, situation chips? What, all of the stuff, all of the non-platonic friendship stuff. So, guys, as always, if you know anything, everything will be in the link in bio.

0:34.7

If you want to join one of the courses, work one-on-one,

0:36.5

ask a question, whatever you guys need.

0:38.2

There's some free guides in there.

0:39.4

It's Sabrinazoa-hard.com.

0:40.8

All those resources are available, whatever you guys, please know they're there. And we are just so grateful. And as always, guys, thank you for showing up as you and allowing me to show up as me. So, baby, without further ado, let's get right on into it, shall we? Hello, friends. I'm excited. I love our non-traditional episodes, and I really want to hit on the pain points, the questions you guys asked. As always, if you guys don't follow the Sabrina Zohar show on Insta, that's where I ask you guys questions. So if you want to participate in some of the episodes when I say like an audience question is this, feel free. Anytime I do a question box, you guys can send it in, or of course, in the trenches at Sabrina's OR.com. If you guys have episode ideas, questions, you want us in screenshots, profile, whatever you guys need, don't forget. And as always, we have ad-free. Some of you guys have had issues with connecting your accounts. Please email us, if you're having any issues, and we just want you to know that these resources are there. You don't have to do anything you don't want to. But before we start, I really quickly wanted to just touch on something that I read every review and every single solitary comment. You guys might not think I do, but I do. And it hurts and breaks my heart when I sense and feel that maybe there's a disconnect between the content and what I'm putting

1:44.5

out there in the way that it's being received. I get so many beautiful comments and so many beautiful

1:48.6

reviews and I'm so grateful. And then there's always the one. And there's been this recently where I've

1:53.8

been getting kind of feels like the same person perhaps, but just this, I don't like your tone and I

1:59.3

don't like the way you're making me feel. And so I want to

2:02.1

first take accountability and ownership. If I've ever had a way, a tonality, a way, whatever it is

2:07.8

that has made you feel shitty, that's never been my intention. And I sincerely apologize if anything

2:12.6

I've ever done has ever made anybody feel in a specific way. But it's also part of the conversation that if my

2:18.7

tone doesn't work for you, that is also okay. That doesn't mean I'm bad, you're good, or that you're bad and I'm good. That doesn't mean that anybody is right or wrong. And I just wanted everybody to know, I'm here. And the reason I do all of this is because I genuinely care about you guys. It's not for the money. Trust me, I don't make that much. It's not because I have nothing else to do with my time.

2:34.7

I genuinely give a flying fuck about every single person that listens, that engages, that comes, that is here. And if this is no longer your place, that's okay. I am so grateful for any time that you spent. But I just want you guys to know I take this shit really seriously. And so I so appreciate all the comments, all the reviews. But if you have something to say, feel free to email us. I am happy to talk directly if you guys ever need anything. I just want to remind that we are here to speak with kindness and love. And again, if my tone doesn't work, that's okay. But I'm not here to change who I am to make everybody else more comfortable. But that doesn't mean that I'm a mean girl or that I'm doing anything out of malice or I'm hurting anybody. That just might mean that maybe we're not for each other. And that is more than okay. So I wanted to take a quick second to just acknowledge that I hear you, I see you guys, and I get it. If I'm not for you, that's okay. I'm never going to change your mind. But I also want to just clarify and take any accountability and ownership on my part that that was never my intention. And I'm so grateful for anybody that is here. And I thank you guys. I am doing everything I can to show up for me too, to have my back, to be here for me, and that also includes standing up for myself if I feel like I need, and also apologizing when I feel like I need. So just wanted to talk about that. But today, let's talk about

3:41.5

the elephant in the room that nobody seems to want to address, that most of your friendships with the opposite sex aren't actually friendships. And I know. You're going to tell me about the one fucking friend that you have from college who's just a friend, but statistically speaking, one of you has thought about sleeping with the other, is keeping you as a backup or an option, or secretly hoping for more.

3:57.7

I'm not saying it's a bad thing.

3:58.5

It's just human nature.

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