Miriam Kirmayer, PhD, a clinical psychologist in Montreal who specializes in friendship, says that a person who ghosts simply might not have the capacity to manage your emotions.

When your friends begin to confront you too often about perceived conflict? Connection experts like Dr. Miriam Kirmayer have advice to share.

Because Gen Z has not had the “experience of making new friends at work that they really can draw on and leverage to keep them feeling socially connected”, says Dr. Miriam Kirmayer, young people are fundamentally changing their approaches to how they connect.

“When we feel chosen, that is, that the people we choose are choosing us in return, this is paramount. Healthy close friendships are based on balance and reciprocity,” Dr. Miriam Kirmayer says.