Friday Friendship Roundup #7

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Friendship Articles and More

It’s the Friday Friendship roundup! I see so many friendship-related things throughout the week, either because I find them myself or people send them to me. I’m going to keep sharing them on my site twice a month.

Articles About Friendship I’ve Liked Lately

This is one of my favorite nonfiction essays of all time, and also has good friendship themes. It’s a great read. Enjoy! —-> I Know What You Think of Me by Tim Kreider in the NYT

“We don’t give other people credit for the same interior complexity we take for granted in ourselves, the same capacity for holding contradictory feelings in balance, for complexly alloyed affections, for bottomless generosity of heart and petty, capricious malice. We can’t believe that anyone could be unkind to us and still be genuinely fond of us, although we do it all the time.”

How to Survive The End of a Friendship by Aimee La Fountain in Yes Magazine

” . . . even if we’re aware of unhealthy friendships in our lives, it can be difficult to know when and how to let go.”

Why Community Matters So Much and How to Find Yours by Allie Volpe in Vox

“While a community can consist of pairs or small groups of friends — and help foster those connections — community members don’t necessarily need to be friends.”


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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.

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HI, I’M NINA BADZIN. I’m a writer fascinated by the dynamics of friendship, and I’ve been answering anonymous advice questions on the topic since 2014. I now also answer them on my podcast, Dear Nina! I’m a creative writing instructor at ModernWell in Minneapolis, a freelance writer and editor, and an avid reader who reviews 50 books a year. Welcome to my site! 

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DEAR NINA: Conversations About Friendship is a podcast and newsletter about the ups and downs of adult friendship. I’m the host, Nina Badzin, a Minneapolis-based writer who accepted a position as a friendship advice columnist in 2014 and never stopped. DEAR NINA, the podcast, started in 2021, and has been referenced in The Wall Street JournalThe Washington PostTime Magazine, The GuardianThe Chicago TribuneThe Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere

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