Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship

#101 - Best Friends, Friendship Trios, Being More Direct with Friends, and More


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It's the first official "ask me anything" episode in honor of 100 episodes!

The questions came from my anonymous inbox, my Facebook group (Dear Nina: The Group), or through Instagram and TikTok-- both @dearninafriendship.


I had a great time answering questions and I couldn't even get to everything so I will keep doing these every so often.


Some of the topics I covered in under 30 minutes:

  • Be more direct with friends
  • Awkwardness after ending a friendship
  • Friendship trios, rectangles
  • Letting friends hangout without you
  • Don’t assume friends operate like you do
  • “Best” friends as a difficult term
  • Teens who never make plans
  • Not ditching certain friends for the "popular" friend 
  • Friends who dismiss a topic that you're trying to discuss 
  • Some of my friendship history
  • And more!


Links mentioned in the episode:

  • Reconnecting with an Ex-Friend: Rebecca Kotok
  • When Your Friend’s Kid is Being Mean to Your Kid: Taryn Kessel
  • Friends Will Hang Out Without You: Taryn Kessel



ALL THE DEAR NINA LINKS + CONTACT INFO

📢 This week’s fabulous sponsor + how to purchase ad space on Dear Nina

📱 Subscribe to my newsletter “Conversations About Friendship” on Substack

❤️ Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, the Dear Nina Facebook group

📪 Ask an anonymous friendship question

🔎 Want to work with me or need another link? That’s probably here.




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