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Title: Adult Friendship Navigation

Book: The Science of Stuck by Britt Frank, LSCSW
Chapter: 6 The Sticky World of Friendships and Dating

Questions about friendship:

1. What constitutes an adult friendship?
2. What roles do you want friends to play?
3. What toxic friendship myths have crept into your belief system?

“Friendships can be fraught with difficulty because the roles we want our friends to play conflict with who they actually are.” 

How to map out your social circle and what is needed.

1. Mentors
2. Mentees
3. Deep and Shallow Friends, in multiple areas, ie. family, school, work, church, neighborhood, the parents of your kids’ friends, gym, ect.

The Six Myths of Adult Friendships

1. Good friends give advice.
2. Adult friendships are easy and natural.
3. You need a best friend.
4. You have to invest a lot of time or you’re a bad friend.
5. You have to have real-life friends. Social media does not count.
6. Friends are forever.