How Studying Aristotle Saved Me from Bad Friendships

Mistaking a casual friendship for a deep, character-based one caused me a great deal of pain.

Have you ever invested heavily in what you thought was a deep, important friendship—only to discover that the other person never really valued you on anything close to the same level?

I’ve been there, and it’s a horrible feeling. In the couple of years before COVID, I had a friend who became a major part of my life. We spent multiple evenings each week a…