Welcome to Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship

Dear Nina, Conversations About Friendship is a podcast for people who love discussing the ups and downs of friendship. I'm Nina Badzin, a writer who has been writing about friendship since 2014, when two editors of a friendship focused website offered me an advice column.

I'm not a therapist. I'm not a social worker. I'm someone with a passion for friendship who offers a practical and compassionate take to anyone who asks for my advice. I will never be snarky about it, but I will be direct.

You'd think after answering anonymous friendship questions online for a decade that I'd be sick of the topic. I'm not. In fact, I'm more interested than ever about why some friendships work and some don't. And I love having guests on episodes to discuss the friendship problems that regularly come through my inbox.

On Dear Nina I discuss topics like whether texting is enough to sustain a friendship; what to do if your friend is always selling you something; setting boundaries with friends who ask for a lot of favors; the frustrating reality of being the friend who always initiates contact first; why it's so hard to make plans with friends; how to not resent your friend whose kid left your kid out of the homecoming group, helping a friend who's in a health crisis; friendship triangles; hurt feelings; how to make friends at any age, friendships in your twenties, thirties, forties, (which is my age) fifties, sixties, and way beyond. Because making friends, keeping friends, and managing the awkward end of a friendship is a timeless and ageless issue.

In addition to weekly episodes, join my always growing group in Facebook called Dear Nina: The Group, where we discuss friendship dilemmas and lighter things like what we're reading and watching. I'm on Instagram and TikTok at @dearninafriendship and on Substack at DearNina.friendship.com where I still answer anonymous questions. I hope to see you around every week for fantastic guests or short and sweet solo episodes that will help you be a better friend and have stronger friendships. Why? I say it at the end of every episode: When our friendships are going well, we're happier all around. 

Let's connect over all things friendship!

• My Substack newsletter about friendship & more
• Dear Nina website with show notes and a guide to pitching yourself as a guest
• Instagram , TikTok, Twitter, Youtube, Threads
• JOIN the Dear Nina Facebook group
• Ask an anonymous question

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