@thebword_za: Plot twist: your partner doesn't have to be your entire emotional support system. For Dr. K, friendship has become one of the most important relationships in her life when it comes to her emotional needs. Not because her marriage matters any less, but because she recognises that her partner already carries so many different responsibilities. There is something worth considering here: the people we love don’t necessarily have to be the people who meet every single one of our needs. What have your friendships given you that your romantic relationships couldn’t offer in quite the same way? 🎧 Full episode out now on YouTube (The B Word) and According to B wherever you listen to your podcasts. Link in bio. #AccordingToB #FriendshipBeyondRomance #LoveAndCommunity

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itssreneilwe
itssreneilwe :
Male-centred women must never see this video 😭😭😭
2026-10-18 12:37:31
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sinempungose
Sine :
No one who’s not related to me has ever loved me more than my friends
2026-10-18 14:09:39
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sne_mthembu_
Sne Mthembu :
I love that this is coming from a married woman because if she wasn’t married you’d hear them say “oh you don’t understand because you are not married”.
2026-10-18 15:36:12
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celestialchacha10
CelestialChacha 💜 :
This is such a weird take.
2026-10-19 07:16:55
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theeselflovespot
THE SELF LOVE SPOT👑🌺 🇿🇦 :
I agree with her, your man can love you deeply but he just doesn't have the capacity to fully understand you like another woman would
2026-10-18 14:57:38
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boitysss
BoitumeloM :
I thought I was crazy.
2026-10-18 12:24:57
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fromspoontoskin
Fromspoontoskin :
This kinda makes sense in a way...We dont talk enough about the friendship love story...Friends are the family you choose like you do your partner
2026-10-18 11:43:38
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jesusiscunt
jesus is a cunt :
Guys im not fighting but imagine if this was said by a man ,,,YALL would be calling him all sorts of insults 😂😂
2026-10-18 15:18:27
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madamepresident_
Tibi❤️ :
I knew I resonate with what she is saying, when I caught myself CRYING writing a paragraph to my then best friend asking her what went wrong because we drifted apart, I felt like I still need her BAD & I don't think she understands that😔
2026-10-18 12:53:47
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phemierabs
Mrs R :
I understand this 100%.. Friendships are so important
2026-10-18 13:18:37
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katlehopeach54
Katleho Peach :
People call me weird for saying the same thing. My friendships come before my romantic relationship. And they always say “but you won’t start a family with your friends” 🙄. I love my romantic relationship but my relationship will never match the warmth I get from friendships
2026-10-18 13:10:47
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mommo977
Mo 🍒 :
Not many will hear her. Kat is so level headed bandla
2026-10-18 13:28:20
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atlegang.pg
Atlegang Matsafu :
I clocked this very early during my high school years and it has somehow affected how I enter into friendships, I am very picky because I understand the “DEEP CONNECTION” it requires, it’s either we are all in or not.🥺🥺
2026-10-18 13:08:40
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sisipho2225
sisipho222 :
Urgh I wish women understood this in their 20s! Because I’m tired of feeling like a replacement for a romantic partner. Your friendships are also important and they deserve commitment and loyalty
2026-10-18 14:21:38
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butjie27
Nobuhle :
I wish i had a friend i trusted
2026-10-18 14:28:10
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laylaandlina2
laylaandlina2 :
I thought I was crazy and people never understood me
2026-10-18 12:45:12
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mandisa.m_
mandisa.m_ :
So well said. I’ve come to learn this.
2026-10-18 13:04:33
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ora.molehane
ora.molehane :
I agree with her so much , I can manage life without a partner but girlhood ? I love navigating life with my friends so much
2026-10-18 14:17:53
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lulu_roberts
Lulu Roberts :
This makes so much sense
2026-10-18 16:35:43
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thekgoraseala2
Thekgo Raseala :
I love this take so much, because marraige isn't talked about enough as such a painfully logistical relationship. That when it comes to emotion, its a bit much to carry, so him having friends and you having friends allows for there to be a release of sorts that doesn't build resentment.
2026-10-18 12:25:11
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hollow.knight443
hollow knight :
This is soo weird to hear from the outside tbh, if the husbands has THAT many roles(hats to wear) wouldn’t the relationship also be the on keeping your emotional needs in check? Like I don’t get it. Is provision , raising kids , being an accountant, being a financial partner all not contributing to helping reduce her emotional baggage? I’d actually be soo hurt if my wife acknowledged all this abt me and someone puts me second in satisfying her emotional needs to her friends who do none of these thing. All they contribute to her well being is just listening which I also do but somehow they lessen your emotional baggage more ? 😭I’m working 10x harder than all of them but I somehow am less valuable? Marriage is soo crazy man
2026-10-18 14:03:56
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angelndlela
Angel Ndlela :
I feel seen
2026-10-18 15:12:04
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ditebogo___m
didi🫧 :
Oh yes!! And a relationship where you’re each other’s only friends, with no friendships outside the relationship? That’s not healthy
2026-10-18 13:59:28
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andisa673
Andisa :
Friendships play a huge role for our social psyche and emotional wellbeing.
2026-10-18 19:46:48
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therealswitchesty
TherealSwitchesty :
Actually!!!! Yes !
2026-10-18 12:51:51
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