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How Men Think

How To Know When Your Friendship Isn’t Worth Saving

How Men Think

iHeartPodcasts

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Sexuality

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

We’ve all been there, friendship drama is real, but how do you know if it’s worth your time and emotions to keep making the effort. This week, a fascinating article in the Washington Post highlighted what therapists go over the three signs that tell you it’s time to reevaluate the friendship. Remember, with the right friends, it rarely feels like “work," but we all have to recognize that most friendships need maintenance. 

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human.

0:06.2

Hey, that folks, it is Saturday, June 13th, a relationship Saturday. You know, the day we spend

0:13.3

so much time with the people we love, whether that's somebody we're in a relationship with or

0:17.8

with a friend. But Robs has been telling me, she has been dying to talk about

0:22.8

this this week. When do you know there are some friendships you just need to let go of? And with that,

0:29.8

welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. on this Saturday. Yes, friends, family and relationships,

0:35.9

people spend these Saturdays together. A lot of time is spent on relationships on Saturday, including friendships.

0:42.0

But this might be your last Saturday with this particular friend after you listen to Roboc.

0:47.6

Well, I'm curious from a man's perspective.

0:50.4

I think all the ladies listening know that girls, I just think throughout the arc of a girl's

0:56.4

life, you go through some friends and there are some really tough friendships and you're oftentimes

1:01.8

wondering in different phases of your life whether or not a friendship is worth saving or if you

1:06.6

should go ahead and break off a friendship. Do men have those same dilemmas throughout their lives?

1:11.8

Generally, no.

1:13.2

We just end a friendship, never heard from them again, or we fight it out, or something.

1:19.1

It's just not, and I've learned a lot from watching you and also watching Love Island

1:22.8

and you explain things to me to where men just don't have, oftentimes, the complications

1:27.3

you all seem to have,

1:29.2

and we're in your face about it, right? You all play a game. Oh, we're passive aggressive.

1:34.3

Yeah, we don't do that. Yes, we're passive aggressive. We don't directly confront issues often.

1:40.5

Yes. And we try to manipulate and control. That is just the way we are. I can honestly admit that.

1:48.7

Okay. You know, I love my stand-up comics and there was a guys who've talked about this.

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