And so I think we might see a lot of people actually withdrawing.

When we're lonely, we feel the need to connect with people,

but we also feel the need to withdraw because people start to feel really threatening.

And so I think for some people, they may actually notice themselves withdrawing from their friendships and maybe not putting in the same time to keep up with and interact with their friendships or try to maintain their friendships.

And so I think that can also be hard,

that it's just a rough period for people

to maintain their friendships and to maintain their relationships

because of the ways that this pandemic is affecting us.

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On today's episode, we'll be covering one of the most requested topics with the expert in the field.

We are honored to be interviewing Dr. Marissa Franco.

She is a psychologist and a friendship expert.

First of all, Dr. Marissa, we would love it if you introduced yourself

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Sure. Hi everyone, I'm really excited. in writing about friendship?

Sure.

Hi everyone.

I'm really excited to be here talking to you all today.

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