Andrea Javor Wrote An Essay About Her Best Friend Betraying Her

by | July 20, 2026

For Newsweek, Andrea Javor wrote about her experience being betrayed by a friend. Javor told Study Hall, “My best friend betrayed me many years ago and I knew it would be a compelling story. Newsweek has been publishing really personal and vulnerable essays and I wanted to write about my childhood best friend who broke my heart.”

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