Rhaina Cohen

I think there's, uh, there's a lot more license for women to be close to one another, um, emotionally and, you know, and, and physically close and to not be, um, suspected of having romantic involvement. Um, and there isn't that kind of disapproval. So, um, it, so it certainly was less common for men. And I think that there's, uh, men are swimming against the tide even more than, than women are.

I think there's, uh, there's a lot more license for women to be close to one another, um, emotionally and, you know, and, and physically close and to not be, um, suspected of having romantic involvement. Um, and there isn't that kind of disapproval. So, um, it, so it certainly was less common for men. And I think that there's, uh, men are swimming against the tide even more than, than women are.

You know, not always, but yeah, I, you know, have seen friendships that have lasted decades, but I think it's, if you were to ask the same question about what is the lifespan of a marriage or of a romantic relationship, you're going to get a ton of variation. And I think that that is true here.

You know, not always, but yeah, I, you know, have seen friendships that have lasted decades, but I think it's, if you were to ask the same question about what is the lifespan of a marriage or of a romantic relationship, you're going to get a ton of variation. And I think that that is true here.

You know, not always, but yeah, I, you know, have seen friendships that have lasted decades, but I think it's, if you were to ask the same question about what is the lifespan of a marriage or of a romantic relationship, you're going to get a ton of variation. And I think that that is true here.

And they're kind of parallels to like a lot of these friendships naturally foster when people are very young and when they are, you know, have spending a lot of time together and when that is kind of condoned and not seen as as taking away from dating or a taking care of family. And those can be really intense and they can flame out or people make different decisions.

And they're kind of parallels to like a lot of these friendships naturally foster when people are very young and when they are, you know, have spending a lot of time together and when that is kind of condoned and not seen as as taking away from dating or a taking care of family. And those can be really intense and they can flame out or people make different decisions.

And they're kind of parallels to like a lot of these friendships naturally foster when people are very young and when they are, you know, have spending a lot of time together and when that is kind of condoned and not seen as as taking away from dating or a taking care of family. And those can be really intense and they can flame out or people make different decisions.

So I think some of the younger ones might be less likely to sustain versus people who are maybe meeting a little bit later in life when things are more settled and they would have to potentially work more to to maintain the friendship. But yeah, I just, I have interviewed people where in the course of a year, like they had been they gone from being very close to having a falling out.

So I think some of the younger ones might be less likely to sustain versus people who are maybe meeting a little bit later in life when things are more settled and they would have to potentially work more to to maintain the friendship. But yeah, I just, I have interviewed people where in the course of a year, like they had been they gone from being very close to having a falling out.

So I think some of the younger ones might be less likely to sustain versus people who are maybe meeting a little bit later in life when things are more settled and they would have to potentially work more to to maintain the friendship. But yeah, I just, I have interviewed people where in the course of a year, like they had been they gone from being very close to having a falling out.

And I have interviewed people who have been, you know, best friends for many, many decades. So I think it really runs the gamut. I mean, somebody sent me an email recently asking, like, essentially for self help books for platonic partners, like, there aren't any, there's there's no kind of structural support for these relationships, and yet they they persist.

And I have interviewed people who have been, you know, best friends for many, many decades. So I think it really runs the gamut. I mean, somebody sent me an email recently asking, like, essentially for self help books for platonic partners, like, there aren't any, there's there's no kind of structural support for these relationships, and yet they they persist.

And I have interviewed people who have been, you know, best friends for many, many decades. So I think it really runs the gamut. I mean, somebody sent me an email recently asking, like, essentially for self help books for platonic partners, like, there aren't any, there's there's no kind of structural support for these relationships, and yet they they persist.

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, this was one of the things that made me so interested in these friendships to begin with. I mean, well, one thing, I fell into an extremely close friendship, and the two of us had trouble naming it. And we thought that best friend was inadequate, and we, you know, were looking around at, like... aren't we just kind of partners?

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, this was one of the things that made me so interested in these friendships to begin with. I mean, well, one thing, I fell into an extremely close friendship, and the two of us had trouble naming it. And we thought that best friend was inadequate, and we, you know, were looking around at, like... aren't we just kind of partners?

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, this was one of the things that made me so interested in these friendships to begin with. I mean, well, one thing, I fell into an extremely close friendship, and the two of us had trouble naming it. And we thought that best friend was inadequate, and we, you know, were looking around at, like... aren't we just kind of partners?

Like I bring you to my office holiday party and, you know, all of my, like all of our coworkers know, um, like know the other person and we host parties together. We're kind of assumed to, you know, if one person is invited, you invite the other. Uh, so we were playing around with, with what language we could use. And then as I interviewed people, like everybody had their own terms that, and, um,

Like I bring you to my office holiday party and, you know, all of my, like all of our coworkers know, um, like know the other person and we host parties together. We're kind of assumed to, you know, if one person is invited, you invite the other. Uh, so we were playing around with, with what language we could use. And then as I interviewed people, like everybody had their own terms that, and, um,

Like I bring you to my office holiday party and, you know, all of my, like all of our coworkers know, um, like know the other person and we host parties together. We're kind of assumed to, you know, if one person is invited, you invite the other. Uh, so we were playing around with, with what language we could use. And then as I interviewed people, like everybody had their own terms that, and, um,