Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes

Alex Alexander

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When Friendship Doesn’t Look Like You Thought It Would

10/8/2026 • 26 min

Have you ever seen someone else’s friendship online and immediately felt that little pang? One day I started thinking about the TV show Friends, and girls’ trips, and the friend groups online who live next door to each other or travel with five families or somehow make the version of friendship we imagined look effortless. And then I had to stop myself, because… Play episode

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Financial Literacy as a Friendship Goal & Money Conversations We Should Be…
Bestiemonies, Friendship Vows, and the Ceremony You Didn't Know You Needed…
5 Ways to Shake Up a Stale Friendship
How to Help Your Teen With Friendship Drama with Sheri Gazitt
Disappointment is the Cost of Friendship
How to Make Mom Friends When the Village Doesn’t Just Appear with Molly Me…
The Urge to Tell Your Life Story on the First Friend Date (And What to Do …
What to Say When Someone You Love Is Grieving with Shelby Forsythia
Are Birthdays Doing Too Much Work In Our Friendships?
Loneliness, Vitality, and the Six Domains of Health with Dr. Alan Rozanski
When Your Friend Starts Feeling Like a Different Person
What Actually Happens When You Move Next Door to Your Best Friends? with T…
Why You Feel Lonely Even Though You Have Close Friends
Raised by Community: The Small Moments That Actually Save Kids (and Adults)
THE BOOK IS HERE! Behind the Scenes of “Are We Friends Yet?”
The Secrets We Keep (For Our Friends)
How One Bumble BFF Match Turned Into a Best Friendship with Hayleigh Hayhu…
What Is Friendship Culture? (And How to Shift It Without Blowing Everythin…
How to Show Up for a Friend Going Through a Divorce with Oona Metz
Friendship Stalls: How to Work Your Way From “Acquaintance” to “Friend”
The Cost of Quiet: How to Stop Avoiding Conflict and Have Those Hard Conve…
Why We Need to Stop Using the Word “Toxic” in Regards to Friendship
Neurodivergent Friendships: Self-Advocating, Masking, and Reframing Friend…
Gossip in Friendship: Is It Really as Bad as Everyone Says It Is?
Unmuted Rooms and Judgement-Free Listening with Erin Snow
Why (and How) You Should Start Initiating Recurring Social Gatherings
I Don’t Have Any Friends! (Help!)
Using AI to Navigate and Improve Friendships with Connor Joyce
Jealous of a Friend? Here's What That Feeling Is Actually Telling You
How to Ask Someone to Hang Out (Without Making It Weird)
The 10 Coffee Date Experiment That Changed Her Friendships with Alison Kin…
Group Chat Anxiety (Part 2): What To Actually Do About It
Group Chat Anxiety (Part 1): Why Your Notifications Feel Like Emotional Ho…
Grief and Friendship: Showing Up After Infant Loss with Michelle Valiukenas
An Act of Resistance: Why Getting to Know Your Neighbors Matters Right Now
Too Many Friends? How to Stop Burning Out in Your Relationships
Should the Goal of Your Friendship be to “Never Rock the Boat?”
It’s OK to Get Help With Making Friends (Especially After College!)
[REPLAY] How to Talk to Friends About Celebrating Holidays Together
[REPLAY] How to Stop Dreading Parties and Take Charge of Your Guest Experi…
Narrowing the Liking Gap and Feeling More Confident in Your Interactions
How to Host on Any Budget (and Not Fall Into the Martha Stewart Trap)
The Benefits of Normalizing Not Drinking at Friend Gatherings
Almost Everyone Has Experienced Friendship Break-Up (Twice!) with Meenadchi
It’s Never Too Late to Make Friends
The Dynamics of Couple Friendships
Re-Thinking Conventional Friendship Wisdom with Jacob Marquez
Why We Should All Want Our Friends to Have Robust Social Lives (Even If It…

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