Friendless: Friendship, Love, and Loneliness in the Modern Age
Why is making friends so hard? Why does modern love feel lonelier than ever? In Friendless: Love, Friendship & Loneliness in the Modern Age, attachment therapist Stephanie Cox unpacks the struggles of connection—friendship breakups, ghosting, dating and everything in between—so you can build the deep, meaningful relationships you deserve.
Friendless: Friendship, Love, and Loneliness in the Modern Age
Can Curiosity and Clear Expectations Save Your Friendships?
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On this episode of Friendless, I sit down with my close friend Natalie Walker—a biblical counselor with a gift for gentle truth-telling—to unpack why adult friendship feels so hard. We get honest about unspoken expectations, the fear of being “too much,” the temptation to stay “low maintenance,” and the insecurity of feeling replaceable—and we make the case that curiosity is love in action: when you truly want to know how a friend is doing (not just checking a box), you ask better questions, listen longer, and build the kind of safety that creates the friendships we want. We talk about why friendships actually get stronger when we name the awkward stuff and follow it with genuine, curious care—and why so many connections fade right at that repair step. If you’ve ever wished for friends you can be real with (and real again after conflict), this episode offers simple skills—initiate, ask better questions, be curious on purpose—to make closeness possible.
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