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How to Start Over: The Misgivings of Friend-Making

How to Start Over: The Misgivings of Friend-Making

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Why Is It So Hard to Make a Friend?

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In the post-social-distancing era, some of us can’t remember how to
make a new friend. But for many, making friends has always been a
challenge—left as an unfulfilled desire without any clear course of
action. In this episode of How to Start Over, we explore the
barriers to friendship formation in adulthood, how to navigate
conflict, and why starting over as a better friend begins with
getting out of our own heads. This episode was produced by
Rebecca Rashid and is hosted by Olga Khazan. Editing by A.C. Valdez
and Claudine Ebeid. Fact-check by Ena Alvarado. Engineering by
Matthew Simonson. Special thanks to Adrienne LaFrance, executive
editor of The Atlantic. Be part of How to Start Over. Write
to us at howtopodcast@theatlantic.com. To support this podcast, and
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subscriber. Music by FLYIN (“Being Nostalgic”), Monte Carlo
(“Ballpoint”), Mindme (“Anxiety [Instrumental Version]”), Timothy
Infinite (“Rapid Years”), and Sarah, the Illstrumentalist
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