Making friends as an adult, especially in your 30s and 40s, is so hard! As we get older it's harder to meet new people, old friends drift away to start families or to focus on careers, and starting a new friendship can feel more awkward than going on a first date.\xa0\n\nThis week we are joined by our friend Anna Parmeter to talk about keeping\xa0long term friendships connected and healthy, how to make new friends without seeming like a total creep, navigating friendships as life circumstances change, and why it's important to invest the same amount of emotional energy into keeping and supporting friendships as we do pursuing romantic partners.\xa0\n\nYou can find Anne and her amazing artwork at @anneparmeter on all platforms and you can find us on Instagram at @shhh_donttalkaboutitpod\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices