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The Friendship Recession

The Friendship Recession

The sheer reality is that a lot of Americans don't actually prioritize friendship as adults.

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Ted Bauer
Jan 18, 2024
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If you’re unfamiliar with the term “friendship recession,” it’s most associated with a guy named Dan Cox, and subsequently more associated with men than women. There’s been a lot of discussion, from nuanced to hand-wringing to superficial, about the state of friendships in America and beyond over the last five or so years. The normal culprits in this di…

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