I’m rewatching Friends and it’s making me question the way I handle friendships.
I’m 16F, and I’ve noticed I tend to either get overly sensitive or become really distant in friendships. If I feel even slightly disrespected, I usually cut the person off because I can’t stop thinking about what they did or whether they secretly dislike me.
Watching the show has been weirdly frustrating because the characters forgive each other so easily. Like when Chandler kissed Kathy behind Joey’s back and lied about it, Joey forgives him after like two episodes. And I keep thinking: how do you just move on from that without constantly worrying they’ll do it again?
Same with smaller things. Monica calls Rachel dramatic/crybaby-ish a lot, they sometimes sideline Phoebe or exclude her from things, and everyone just seems… okay afterward? If I were in their position, I’d probably overthink it for weeks and start wondering if my friends actually liked me less than each other.
I know it’s a sitcom and conflict has to get resolved quickly for the plot, but it genuinely made me realize I might struggle with forgiveness more than most people do.
Does anyone else feel this way watching shows like this? Or am I interpreting normal friendship dynamics as rejection because I’m too sensitive? I’m curious how other people see it.