High-quality friendships are DEAD in 2026.

People who GAF about you won't waste your time, energy, or patience. I don't know how this is a hot take but it feels like ever since a few years ago, people just don't have a sense of duty with one another, especially friends. This bothers me and if it bothers you too, I hope this video serves as a glimmer of hope as well as permission to WAIT FOR BETTER. SETTLING IS DUMB !!! LOVE YOU ★ CLICK HERE to read this week's column!!! ★ https://open.substack.com/pub/emmaaag... ~ Hashtags: #friendships #videoessay #womanhood #college ~ About Me: I am a content creator primarily on TikTok and Instagram, and I love talking about friendships, relationships, and life in college. I enjoy implementing humor into my short-form content, but I want to make intentional and purposeful content on a long-form platform (here AND Substack) about my experience. I believe that I have value to contribute coming from my own experiences, and I would love to share my story and offer advice to anyone in my position. I love finding community anywhere I can, and I believe the internet is an amazing place to find new solutions and friends. ~ Too Much ☆ This is the Too Much ☆ podcast! Welcome to episode FIVE :) A confessional & reflective podcast/column for the girls who have been called dramatic, intense, sensitive, opinionated, jealous, romantic, or hard to love- and suspected that maybe all along they were just paying closer attention than everyone else. ~ Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:11 Catch Up with EG 3:49 Coffee Break 4:25 Defining what friendship feels like 11:59 The cultural definition of friendship 15:10 How did Gen-Z get here? 18:11 Who benefits/ suffers from this idea? 21:10 Case Study // Miranda Hobbes, Carrie Bradshaw, and St*ve Brady 23:07 Two steps to ending the cycle 26:00 Conclusion ~ Links: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@e.mmagrac.e?l... Instagram:   / e.mmagrac.e   Substack: https://substack.com/@emmaaagraceer=4... Linktree: https://linktr.ee/e.mmagrac.e