Dear Nina
by Nina Badzin
November 13, 2024 2:05 pm
As seen in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time Magazine, The Guardian, and elsewhere, DEAR NINA helps you with the ups and downs of friendship. Why didn’t your friend text you back? Why weren’t you included in her birthday dinner? What if your friend’s kid is picking on your kid? These questions come up no matter your age and background. Friendship is tricky, even for grownups.
I’m your host, Nina Badzin. Since 2014 I’ve been fostering discussions about the nitty gritty of adult friendships with sensitivity and practicality in my friendship advice column. Friendship is an endless, timeless, fascinating topic, and the more anonymous letters I receive and consider, the more I personally learn about being a better friend and having better friends.
I always love hearing from readers and listeners. My work on friendship is meant to be a conversation between us and between you and your friends. I hope you will share your thoughts with me and with each other.
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