I met elizabeth because we, i was on a totally fruitless first friendate with someone who didn't like me at all in a cafe. And then another person walked by and heard me speaking english and was like, are you american? That person, it turned out, also didn'tLike me at all. But she had a friend, elizabeth, who had moved chir to delft a year ago. And she thought maybe we would like each other. And i got elElizabeth's email address, and he mailed her, and we liked each other. Now we are close friends, andave have been long time pocasco hosts. Ah, but yes,
After Zach heard our “How To Make Friends as an Adult” episode, which coincidentally featured all women, he and a few other male listeners wrote in questioning how useful it was for men. He wondered if we could address the unique challenges men face when it comes to making new friends. On this episode of How To!, we bring on Slate staff writers Dan Kois, author of How to Be a Family, and Aymann Ismail, former host of the podcast Man Up, to coach Zach through a few easy tips. “You just gotta be shameless about it,” says Dan. Whether it’s balancing parenthood or playing the numbers game, Dan and Aymann share practical ways to put yourself out there, even if it means being a little bit vulnerable.
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