Practical advice and real talk about making friends as an adult. These posts cover the how: reaching out, hosting gatherings, showing up consistently, and building a social life from scratch. Because knowing you’re lonely doesn’t fix it. Doing something about it does.
I stopped waiting for invitations years ago. Somewhere around my late twenties, living in New York City, I realized that…
My friend Jonathan’s bachelor party in Mexico City changed how I think about male friendship. Three days. Shared meals every…
Most of my friends work in tech. A lot of them didn’t finish college. They started businesses, taught themselves to…
This is such a good article. It was originally published in November, 2025 on the Washington Post by Maggie Penman….
I think about this interview a lot. A therapist who moved around the country and had to rebuild friendships every…
I love this article because it names something most people don’t realize. “Learned loneliness.” That’s when you’ve been isolated so…
I talk to men all the time who are struggling with this. They won’t say it out loud. But they’re…
I love this article so much. The author signed up for a comedy class just to meet people. And everyone…