The advantages of being a part of a family are so obvious that losing that affiliation, intentionally or not, is tragic.

Family therapist Lilian Loo said that past ... Distancing yourself or cutting ties with a sibling may leave you with some regret, but Ms Singh said that doing so doesn't make you a bad person.

cut their family ties, in the name of liberation if not therapy. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. Shungiku Uchida, 65, manga artist, writer and actress, bid mother and sister a final farewell ...

If a romantic or platonic relationship broke down even thirty years ago, you wouldn't be tethered by "following" them, or their friends and family ... it possible to cut all ties when you break ...