Adult Friendship: The "Tiers" Issue

If you're not in a similar life stage, it's very hard to make it work.

Personally I’m not always a very good friend, and I don’t think I have that many friends all-in, so I do write and think about this stuff a lot. Over time, I’ve come to a few conclusions, including that (a) I’m often a piece of shit and (b) I think a lot of adult friendships are essentially based on “similar life stage,” I.e. you see this guy at soccer …