This episode is for anyone who’s had a friendship change and couldn’t even explain why. No huge fight. No betrayal. Just distance. I’m talking about the quiet shifts that happen when life gets busy, people grow in different directions, and your emotional bandwidth is maxed out. We get into “grandfathered friends,” the weird sadness of breaking up with coworkers, the idea of social capacity (aka you can’t hold everyone the same way forever), and how to spot when a friendship starts to feel like emotional labor. If you’ve been feeling guilty about drifting, this one’s for you.