Losing My Friend over Wegovy
She hid her semaglutide use, knowing that I would spiral. She was right; we haven’t spoken since.
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.layout > .ad-splash, .one-column-layout > .ad-splash { display: none; } first person Losing My Friend Over Wegovy She hid her semaglutide use, knowing that I would spiral. She was right; we haven’t spoken since. By Sophia Ortega, writer in Los Angeles Apr. 20, 2026 Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photos: Getty saved Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Comment Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photos: Getty Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photos: Getty I wasn’t supposed to be at my friend’s apartment that day, but she asked for a last-minute favor: Could I watch her unruly foster dog while she ran errands? Of course. Her home felt like an extension of my own.
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