Friendshipping : the art of finding friends, being friends, and keeping friends

Friendshipping The art of finding friends, being friends, and keeping friends

Jenn Bane

Book - 2020

"With eight billion people in the world, why is it so hard to meet and make new friends? Making friends as an adult is not easy. Keeping friends isn't easy, either. There are legitimate obstacles in our way: we're busy, we're anxious, and too often, we're far away. Jenn Bane and Trin Garritano, hosts of the feel-good podcast Friendshipping, know this better than anyone, and they've distilled the heart of their show into this must-have book for anyone who is feeling a little lonely or lost in the challenging landscape of grown-up relationships. You'll learn how to make the journey from acquaintance to friend, why saying "Let's hang out sometime," is rarely an effective invitation, and why it&...#039;s completely OK to unfollow your pal on social media. Illustrated throughout with Jean Wei's dynamic art, here are the tips and tools readers need to make new pals and improve the quality of existing friendships. Insightful, empathetic, and just a touch irreverent, the advice stresses practicality, self-forgiveness, and inclusivity, with scripts and step-by step guides for making and keeping friendships that are fulfilling, accepting, and lasting"--

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Subjects
Friendship.
Interpersonal relations.
Social media and society.
Self-help publications.
Genres
Self-help publications
Published
New York, NY : Workman Publishing Co., Inc [2020]
Language
English
Main Author
Jenn Bane (author)
Other Authors
Trin Garritano (author), Jean Wei (illustrator)
Physical Description
ix, 211 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781523508617
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. On Making Friends: The Basics
  • Why Making Friends Can Feel So Difficult
  • Before You Begin
  • Where to Start: Defining Friendship
  • Consider the Friends You May Already Have
  • Where to Meet New Friends
  • How to Make the First Friend Move
  • How to Invite Someone to Hang
  • Part 2. On Being Friends: The Common Issues
  • How to Host a Group Hangout
  • The Highs and Lows of Canceling Plans
  • Friends and Social Media
  • The Care and Keeping of Long-Distance Friendships
  • The Sharing and Keeping of Secrets
  • The How and When of Giving Advice
  • Respecting Yourself, Respecting Your Friends
  • The Art of Apologies
  • Part 3. On Keeping Friends: The Tricky Stuff
  • Favors in Friendship
  • Friends and Finances
  • Work, Work, Work, Work, Work Friends
  • Enough About Business: Let's Talk Romance
  • When Friendship Gets Complicated
  • A Final Note: On Kindness
  • Resources
  • Acknowledgments
  • About The Authors
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Friendshipping podcast cohosts and pals Bane and Garritano offer a handy guide to making friends and maintaining friendships. Geared to young adults who are leaving a school environment for the first time, the advice focuses first on using "metathinking," or "thinking about the way you think," as a tool for "noticing strengths and weaknesses" and understanding how one learns. This, the authors posit, is the key to getting over one's awkwardness concerning small talk and other aspects of friendship that might fill one with dread. The authors provide tips on a range of topics, including how to find new friends by starting a club or organizing a get-together, how to break up with a friend, how to ask friends to stop setting one up on dates, and what to do when a friendship seems like it might be turning into romance. They also consider how to bring a friendship from online to real life and the benefits and pitfalls of social media use. The authors successfully translate the conversational, easygoing tone of the podcast in their upbeat admonitions to be proactive with friendships. Those looking to bring more intentionality and kindness to relationships will get much out of this. (Nov.)

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