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Episode Summary
Making and maintaining friendships can feel surprisingly challenging after college: everyone starts moving to different cities, entering different life stages, and pursuing different interests. In this episode, we talk about navigating friendships post-grad, finding community through hobbies and shared interests, putting yourself out there to make new friends, and allowing friendships to evolve over time. Plus practical ways to meet new people and strengthen existing friendships.
Specifically, We Discuss:
01:10 – Why Friendships Feel Different After College
05:20 – Finding Friends Through Shared Interests
11:06 – Importance of Putting Yourself Out There
13:35 – Navigating Long-Distance Friendships & Friends Being in Different Life Stages
18:04 – Allow Time for Friendships to Develop
22:56 – Not Every Friendship Has to Check Every “Box” in Your Life
29:13 – Making Friends Through Friends
31:01 – The Power of Recurring Plans to Make Friends
33:37 – Hosting Without the Pressure
Key Takeaways
✨ Making friends as an adult often requires taking initiative and putting yourself out there, even when it feels awkward.
✨ You can find community and friendship through shared interests, hobbies, activities, and experiences.
✨ Friendships will naturally evolve as people move cities and enter different life stages, plus not every friendship has to look the same for it to add to your life.
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