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It's normal to cycle through friends. Here's how to make new ones

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published July 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM PDT
Friends enjoy time together in a bar. (Maskot/Getty Images)
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Friends enjoy time together in a bar. (Maskot/Getty Images)

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A 2024 Gallup Poll found that 1 in 5 American adults report feeling lonely every single day.

Here & Now‘s Asma Khalid speaks with Danielle Bayard Jackson, relational health expert and author, for her tips and strategies on how to form friendships from scratch and why it’s completely normal to cycle through friends.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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