# Fragile Friendships

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Podcast: [Psyche](https://stenobird.com/podcast/psyche-5592447)
Published: 2026-06-12T13:00:53+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/quique-autrey4/episodes/Fragile-Friendships-e3kmsg2
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## Resource

In this episode, I reflect on the end of section two of All the Pretty Horses , where John Grady Cole is exhausted, heartbroken, and unsure of what has happened after Alejandra leaves the hacienda. What stood out to me was a small but powerful moment with Rawlins, where male friendship shows up not as some grand emotional speech, but as presence. I explore the fragility of male friendship in Cormac McCarthy, the limits of stoicism, and the way men often long for connection without knowing how to say it directly. I also connect this to my work as a therapist with men, where so much of the work is helping men practice vulnerability, build real friendships, and find fragile bonds that can help them bear the difficulty of existence.

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