Conversations About Friendship (by Nina Badzin -- "Dear Nina") dives into the nuanced, gray areas of adult friendship with "warm directness." Examples: changed closeness, uneven effort, group dynamics, hurt feelings, and what to do next.
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Friendship Questions Without Clean Answers
Random photo I took this week while on a mother/daughter trip with my mom in Newport, Rhode Island. I loved the door! My favorite bullet journal for YEARS was this exact shade of yellow.
A few days ago, I published “When a Friendship Ends...
When a Friendship Ends but Your Lives Still Overlap
What to do when a former best friend is still woven into your community (and even your family)
In this month’s anonymous letter, a reader (and listener!) is trying to figure out how to move forward after the end of a 35-year friendship. Th...
When a Friendship Fades Without a "Villain"
Photo I took of a little bridge near my house that felt fitting for this week’s theme of “bridging” to a new mindset as I approach 50.
Plenty of friendships fade without an argument or even a hint of conflict. There’s not always a clear-cu...
The Conversation with Jill Smokler I’m Grateful We Recorded
Jill and me at our 20th college reunion at WashU in St. Louis, 2019
My friend Jill Smokler, founder of Scary Mommy—the blog that inspired SO many others—died on June 22, 2026. Around what would have been her 49th birthday, I’m sharing a bo...
The Friendship Case for Getting Out of Your Routine
Photo by Arnel Hasanovic on Unsplash
Last May during the 2025 Dear Nina Friendship Challenge, I urged readers and listeners to change the venue in a friendship. For example, if you and a friend always walk, try cooking a meal together or g...
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