When Did Friendships become so Hard & Expensive?! | According to B

When Did Friendships become so Hard & Expensive?! | According to B

From According To B by Bokang Lehlokoe

October 22, 2025 · 58 min · Season 2 · Episode 8

About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of adult friendships and the challenges that arise as life becomes more complicated.

➜ Subscribe to The B Word here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBWord?su.. . ✰ ABOUT ✰ This one is close to my heart. In this episode, I sit down with two of my closest friends, Maliaka and Tshegetso, for a real and honest conversation about what friendship looks like in adulthood- the beautiful, the hard, and the in-between. We grew up watching rom-coms where the “best friend” character always had it all figured out, but real life doesn’t look like that. Between work, money, growing responsibilities, and trying to show up for ourselves, friendship can start to feel… complicated. So, we decided to talk about it–the distance that sometimes creeps in, the moments we’ve drifted, and the ways we’re learning to hold space for each other now that life isn’t as simple as it used to be. We also dive into: Why friendship feels harder as we get older. The difference between drifting apart and simply growing up. How money can shift the dynamic between friends. What showing up looks like in this season of our lives. Why sisterhood still matters-maybe now more than ever. ✰ TIMESTAMPS✰ 00:00 - Coming Up 00:43 - The best friend character in rom coms 03:36 - Introducing Maliaka & Tshegetso…

People in this episode

Host: Bokang Lehlokoe

Guests: Maliaka, Tshegetso

Topics covered

  • friendship in adulthood
  • challenges of friendship
  • money and friendship dynamics
  • sisterhood
  • growing responsibilities

Keywords

  • adult friendships
  • friendship challenges
  • money dynamics
  • sisterhood
  • growing up

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