Not For Everyone

25. For You: Making and Maintaining Adult Friendships That Lift You Up

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May 25, 2023
Making friends as an adult can feel like dating without the shared context, and keeping them takes patience, flexibility, and room for life’s busy seasons. The conversation also wanders into possessive friendship red flags, a hilariously revealing 2017 relationship checklist, an unexpected athletic triumph, and the origin of “having a time.”
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INSIGHT

Friendship Levels Matter

  • Different friendships serve different roles and depths in life.
  • Accepting various levels prevents prematurely cutting off meaningful relationships.
INSIGHT

Friendship Connection Levels Vary

  • Friends wanting different connection levels is common and not personal.
  • Friendship requires alignment like dating but can coexist with different priorities.
ADVICE

Allow Friendship Ebbs and Flows

  • Expect friendships' ebbs and flows due to life changes.
  • Allow space for silence; intensity will return naturally.
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