Conversations About Friendship
Nina BadzinConversations About Friendship (by "Dear Nina") dives into the complicated feelings behind adult friendship—why it’s harder than we expect and how to navigate it with more clarity, honesty, and intention. Because friendship is tricky, even for grownups.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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She Welcomed Me Years Ago. Now the Friendship Drains Me.
When a friendship starts feeling more like an obligation
This month’s anonymous letter: a reader wonders whether she’s obligated to maintain a friendship with the woman who welcomed her into a new school community years ago even though the...
The Assumptions We Make About Friends’ Money
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Are you taking the way friends spend money (or don’t spend money) too personally? It’s natural to assign meaning behind friends’ decisions around finances, but we have to fight the urge. Their choices...
Specific Friendship Plans and the Fear of Leaving People Out
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One thing I loved about my conversation this week (episode #194) with and of is that they came prepared with solid ideas for spending time with friends. Not vague “we should get together sometime” ene...
Be the reason your neighborhood is friendly
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“It’s impossible to make friends here!” Readers (and listeners) have said that to me for over a decade. The “here” varies.
It can be my own city of Minneapolis known for its “Minnesota Nice” ways, whic...
Good intentions won't sustain a friendship
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This week on episode 192 of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship, I dug into two frustrating dynamics when it comes to making plans.
#1. One person likes to plan ahead and the other prefers to kee...
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