There’s an article of mine on Medium now based on a “bold” statement claiming friendships require some phone chat time. In other words, I suspect that texts/emails/social media messages cannot sustain a friendship forever. Not everyone agrees. (They’ve let me know on Twitter.) And that’s okay!
Turns out I don’t have any real say on how anyone communicates with their friends. Text away! I love texts, too. But my suspicion remains.
You can read the article here.
Are you a Medium reader? I’ve only recently been experimenting over there. Both as a reader and a writer.
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Nina Badzin hosts the podcast Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. She's been writing about friendship since 2014, co-leads the writing groups at ModernWell in Minneapolis, and reviews 30+ books a year on her website.
Latest posts by Nina Badzin (see all)
- #214 – Are We Giving Up on Our Friends Too Quickly? - October 5, 2026
- #213 – Friendship “Flings,” Uneven Effort, and Being Stuck in the Middle - September 28, 2026
- #212 – What Your Behavior May Be Saying to Your Friends - September 22, 2026
- #211 – You Don’t Have to Be Fully Secure to Have Good Friendships - September 14, 2026
