Reviews for Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup with Your Best Friend

The average rating for Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup with Your Best Friend based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-03-30 00:00:00 Scott Chubb Dr. Levine's book is a treasure. The author truly understands the depth and meaning of female friendship. Her book validates and normalizes the feelings of confusion, disappointment, shame, anger, pain and loss when a female friendship ends, especially without explanation. I have read other books on this subject which trivialize and stereotype female friendships, summing up endings as just a feeling of puzzlement when a shopping companion finds another gal pal with whom to browse the mall. This is not that kind of book. Dr. Levine appreciates the devastation that a woman can feel when a close friendship of many years fails to be a "BFF" (Best Friends Forever). She offers empathy and helpful advice to work through the hurt, accept the loss, and move on to build new friendships. I recommend this book to all women on the planet, who have---or will--experience the loss of a close female friend.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-06-26 00:00:00 Donald Parker I'm about half way through the book and the stories have been very moving. Unfortunately, I'm reading this book because I've suffered from a cataclysmic best friend breakup. It has affected me for 6 years, but really longer than that. To say my heart was crushed would be a gigantic understatement ... this is the first thing I've read that has provided some comfort. This book sheds light as to why certain friendships turn toxic... why certain friendships don't weather every season. I think the key components are the following -- it's never just one person's fault; sometimes things aren't meant to last forever -- big things like college graduation, jobs, marriage, loss, and death can greatly alter even the best of friends. Most importantly, I'd say this book does best.... shedding light on how it's OK to have substantial pain on this topic. So many people allow you to grieve for a romantic breakup, but will not allow any such grieving for the loss of a friend. This has always been a particular sensitive subject and one I couldn't even start processing till just recently. ... this has given me the opportunity to reflect as to why it happened. It's also nice to know that I'm not alone in this "hell." I would highly recommend this book to anyone going thru a difficult road with a friend. I wish I had read it ten years ago as it might have saved my friendship. Thank you, Dr. Levine.