The Friendship Recession and Its Solution with Jourdann Lubliner. Ep. 214

Welcome back to Becoming: HER - this week’s guest is Jourdann Lubliner — founder & CEO of the newly-launched app and community for couples: Doubles Social. Jourdann has built a platform aimed at intentional connection between couples, helping them build friendships and explore their cities together.

But while her app is a fascinating vehicle, today’s episode is about a deeper cultural shift: the changing nature of friendship, connection, and community.

According to recent research, the percentage of U.S. adults who report having 10 or more close friends has dropped from about 33 % in 1990 to just 13 % today which a recent piece from Harvard’s Leadership & Happiness Laboratory has called a “Friendship Recession,” meaning not just less time with friends, but a fundamental erosion of the ability to form, maintain, and prioritise friendships. Friendships have been paramount in my life so this is a topic I’m really interested in. Tune in to find out more!

In this episode…
Effort
Two-way street
Doom scrolling
Doubles social
Making friends vs. making friends as couples
Maintaining sense of individuality
New friends
Loneliness
Networking

Quotes

“Building intimacy and vulnerability within your couple is crucial.” - Nikki Spo

“Little movements to stay connected with friends will help you feel less lonely like enhancing existing modes of communication.” - Jourdann Lubliner

Timestamps:
0:00 - 3:50 | Intro
3:50 -7:15 | The app
8:10 - 11:35 | The friendship recession
11:35 - 13:40 | Our own fault
13:40 - 15:40 | Maintaining sense of individuality vs. making friends as couples
15:40 - 18:35 | New friends
18:35 - 19:25 | Double dates
19:25 - 25:30 | Loneliness
25:30 - 29:50 | Addressing loneliness to an introvert
29:50 - 32:10 | Helping people get active
32:10 - 35:50 | Couple friendships
35:50 - 38:45 | Digital friendships
38:45 - 45:10 | Real vs. online connections
45:10 - | What is next for Doubles Social

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