Status Updates From The Friendship Crisis

not at all helpful dude

okay we said friendship in adult life not friendship when married with kids

I’d yanked the curtain off a shameful secret [with her Chicago Tribune essay], only there is nothing shameful about it. A lot of women are lonely. And it’s damn hard to make new friends in our culture of busyness.

It’s perfectly acceptable to be on the prowl for a man or a partner, but don’t go announcing to the world that you’re looking for a friend. Women fear we have some glaring personal flaw if we’re not flanked by companions.