Send Platonic Love Letters

Friendships provide a safe place to be vulnerable, uncomfortable, ask “stupid questions,” and genuinely contribute to each other’s development, empathy, and understanding.

In order for a friendship to avoid becoming a constant source of disappointment and feelings of neglect, you need to be realistic and honest about how many friendships you can actually maintain.

Together It astounds me how frequently in college my friends and I would do our similar activities together whenever we could. Going to the grocery store or doing laundry were more than errands, they were valuable friend time when we did them together. It’s funny to me how many of us do the same kinds of errands every week as adults, but how

Just as people need to be emotionally available for a romantic relationship, they also need to be logistically available for platonic friendship. Or, go their separate ways.

Strong friendships often rely on routine to weave the fabric of your lives together.

Does seeing the distance between you and your friends make you want to deepen any relationships with the people who are nearby? Describe an ideal weekend in your life if you could walk to ten friends in under ten minutes?

Proximity Assessment Get your journal and create the following lists: Friends who live less than 15 minutes away Specify by: walking, biking, or driving Friends who live 20-60 minutes away Specify by: walking, biking, or driving Friends who live three or more hours away Specify by: car, bus, train, or airplane Questions for reflection Where do most

they will have to earn an extra $133,000 to make up for the unhappiness and social disconnection that their relocation causes.[2]