Melissa!! You make such a good point about all the things friendships can teach us:

"Would I have had more practice with confrontation, conflict resolution, and forgiveness? As opposed to getting up and leaving and letting things sit as they are."

There is very little talk about how to make friends, how to navigate friendships, how to break up with a friend instead of just letting things fizzle. You can go to individual or couple's or family counseling, but friend counseling? People talk about how hard romantic breakups are, but what about loosing a good friend?

Anyway, thank you for your great comments that made me think. I'm glad you felt seen.