Friendship Stories is a series on youths' experience of Friendship, initiated by Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing at HELP University, hosted by Tea Buddies.

In our very first episode of the Friendship Stories series, Suji shares with us what Friendship means to her, the way she coped with the Friendship loss between her and her sister, and how she finally met her soulmate. Brace yourself for that and many more while enjoying your scrumptious evening tea. 

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Our Conversation Timestamps: 

0 - 0.30: Introduction 

0.30 : Friendship, what comes to mind? 

2.05 : Earliest experience of Friendship 

6.45 : Is violation of commitment a red flag? 

7.47 : What makes a good Friend? 

10.50 : Suji's description of a best Friend 

11.50 : Who is a soulmate? 

13.50 : On being a 'safe haven' 

16.00 : Imagining a day without her 

17.35 : Friends become part of our identity 

19.15 : Reasons why Suji loves her Friend 

22.30 : Coping with losing her sister's Friendship 

23.47 : "Nobody celebrated my birthday" 

25.25 : Reciprocity matters 

27.40 : 'A' best Friend? Or 'the' best Friend? 

29.18 : Conflict of interest and expectations 

31.20 : Effects of pandemic 

35.55 : Things only matter when they go wrong 

41.00 : Experiences that stood out: "Friendship to dating isn't an upgrade" 

50.25 : The last word