Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict

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I related to it so much and believe if every adult read this, we could all be experiencing more honest, deeper connections. Sinto que está uma boa tradução, mas acho que teria apreciado mais a leitura no seu original, uma vez que a autora é britânica e é muito difícil fazer transparecer esse tipo de humor na nossa língua. We still have happy memories, we’re grateful for those friendships, they were meant to be at the time. Acabei por ler em português por estar incluído no Kobo Plus (e com a mesma capa linda, OBRIGADA PORTUGAL!

It can be quite a minefield at times especially as you get older, but also I know what I want from friendships these days, so I suppose it’s a bit easier in some ways. Because, like Day, I see being a good friend as involving always being there, regardless of how I’m feeling. And this is why, for me, the book has been so cathartic, and has delivered repeated punch-in-the-guts moments. Then, when a global pandemic hit in 2020, she was one of thousands of people forced to reassess what friendship really meant to them - with the crisis came a dawning realisation: her truest friends were not the ones she had been spending most time with. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Like Day, my friendships are incredibly important to me, regular readers will know that, I’ve written about many of them. From exploring her own personal friendships and the distinct importance of each of them in her life, to the unique and powerful insights of others across the globe, Elizabeth asks why there isn't yet a language that can express its crucial influence on our world. I felt it as a symbolic gesture that marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new one, that is now forever imprinted in my memory, heart and soul. I really want to say that reading Elizabeth Day feels like listening to a friend, but it's complicated by the fact that I’m an actual friend who makes an appearance in this book on friendship. Elizabeth approaches everything she does with such thoughtfulness - I love her podcast and other books - and this is no exception.

Elizabeth Day has always been candid when comes to talking about her own fertility and desire to have children. She is a bit hung up on current identity politics eg there’s some casual hatred dropped about ‘white men’ being to blame (all men, surely! The title makes more sense after reading it, she’s very open about her need for friendships… and I understand it’s a confessional; but I think she missed the opportunity to put herself in other people’s shoes and help those that have no friends, or struggle to make/maintain deep friendships.It surveyed over 10,000 people across the world and found that the average age for meeting a best friend was twenty-one. She suggests, not quite jokingly, that it might be a good idea to send potential friends the equivalent of a pre-nup before agreeing to a first coffee date. In summary, you’ll end up wanting to be Elizabeth’s friend, but also being okay with the fact that that’s not going to happen. It is an honest account of different types of friendships we encounter in our lives, from ghosting to best friends and everything in between. From ghosting to frenemies, to social media and communication styles, to the impact of seismic life events, Elizabeth leaves no stone untouched.