{
  "id": 19791230,
  "title": "Friendflation: Why Money is Becoming More Relevant in Relationships",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/friendflation-warum-geld-in-beziehungen-relevanter-wird",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T10:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/friendflation-wie-finanzielle-unterschiede-freundschaften-veraendern-koennen/100154689.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The rising cost of living is affecting friendships in Germany, with many people feeling pressure to keep up with expensive social activities. This phenomenon is being referred to as \"Friendflation,\" a term coined by the Financial Times to describe the increasing costs of maintaining friendships. According to experts, the issue arises when people with different financial backgrounds struggle to find common ground, leading to feelings of exclusion or embarrassment. Psychotherapist Wolfgang Krüger notes that those with more financial resources must take responsibility for being sensitive to their friends' financial situations.",
  "summary": "Having good friends makes it easier to get through life, have a better relationship, and reduces the risk of death. But what if the friendship fails because of money?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Der Standard Wirtschaft",
        "title": "Electricity is getting cheaper: Why the renewable energy surcharge is being abolished",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/strom-wird-billiger-warum-die-okostromabgaben-gestrichen-wird",
        "published": "2026-11-10T17:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}