About this episode

This episode explores the complexities of adult friendships, including making new friends, ending toxic relationships, and dealing with loneliness.

Making Friends After 30? Trying to end a toxic friendship? Dealing with Adult Loneliness? This is the episode for you! In this episode of Come Curious, we get into the messy reality of adult friendship: how to make new friends, how to know when a friendship has run its course, and why ending a platonic relationship can hurt just as much as a romantic breakup. We talk about the loneliness epidemic, introversion and different social capacities, as well as the difference between a friendship naturally fizzling out and deliberately choosing to walk away. They also share their own experiences of friendship breakups — including the dramatic ones — and discuss why honest communication can sometimes be kinder than quietly disappearing. Our audience gets involved too, sharing how Curious Fckers made new friends through Bumble BFF, Instagram, burlesque, bouldering, dance classes, hobbies, local groups and niche communities. Plus, the episode touches on current LGBTQI+ and political news before getting back to the really important stuff: how the hell do you actually make friends when you're an adult? Expect conversations about loneliness, friendship breakups, social anxiety…

People in this episode

Hosts: Florence Bark, Reed

Topics covered

• adult friendship
• loneliness
• toxic friendships
• friendship breakups
• social anxiety
• making friends

Keywords

• friendship
• loneliness
• toxic relationships
• social anxiety
• making friends
• adult friendships
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bumble BFF, Instagram, Patreon, LGBTQI+

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