Danielle Byard Jackson

So men and women, yeah, there's research that finds that we replace half of our friends every seven years.

I hope that that...

makes people feel a little less ashamed if they have friendships that don't work out.

Because what that says to me is that there's this natural pruning that happens throughout your life.

I also hope that that has people release any shame around needing to make new friends.

Because I hear people say, I'm out here making friends at 42.

I should have had all my friends from high school.

Really?

Because I know some of the friends I had in high school, it would not be appropriate for us to still

be friends, it wouldn't make sense to where I am right now or the values I have right now.

And so if we are dropping or shedding new friends every seven years, that means we need to be picking up new ones.

Because what does that churn rate look like?

How am I positioning myself to invite new friendships into my life?

So I hope it shows us that we will always be having to make new friends.

But we even kind of promote the idea to young girls.

We'll even ask them from a young age,

Is that your best friend?

Is that your bestie?

Do you want something for your best friend?

And we've got the chains with like the hearts, you know, from Claire's, it's like best friend.