Archive - Friendship Explained with Anna Goldfarb

24 Ways to Supercharge Your Friendships

Without having to put pants on

Dec 26, 2024 •

Low-Maintenance Friendships Are a Scam

They're the Vitamin Water of Connection

Feb 7 •

Friendship Explained: The Vexing Problem of the Medium Friend, per the NYT

How do we solve a problem like "medium friends"?

Jun 26, 2024 •

Loneliness, Effort and Desire: Modern Friendship in a Nutshell

And I answer a reader's question about how to make friendships stick

Oct 11, 2024 •

Bad Friend Bingo

It's amazing I have any friends left lolsob

Jan 23 •

Men are trash at texting one other

I'm here to help

Jan 14 •

When You Don't Know What To Say, Share A Wish

My favorite lifehack + and some reccos

Apr 11 •

Help Me, Anna: My Best Friend Suuuuuucks

A woman at the end of her rope asks me for advice

Apr 9 •

How to Make Real and Rare Friends

I break down a timely essay and share a spicy hot take!

Jul 15, 2024 •

Why are friendships between genders so challenging?

Are cross-gender friendships doomed from the start?

Mar 20 •

What Reality Bites teaches us about friendship

It's not always obvious how to support a friend in a funk

Jun 12 •

Chatting About Rom-Coms with Author Allison Raskin

"Just because one person rejects you, it doesn’t mean you have to give up on the life you want."

May 30 •

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