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Day: August 13, 2026

Friendship IRL podcast promotional graphic for Episode 190. The graphic features a muted, warm-toned overlay on a background photo of three young women of diverse appearances — one with long blonde hair, one with dark chin-length hair, and one with voluminous curly dark hair — hugging and laughing together outdoors near a brick building. Large bold white text with dark outlines dominates the center of the image, reading "Why New Friendships Fizzle When You Share Too Much Too Soon." The top of the graphic features a coral-orange banner with the text "FRIENDSHIP IRL PODCAST" in small caps, and a matching coral-orange footer at the bottom reads "LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE AT FRIENDSHIPIRL.COM/EPISODE190.

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Did you know there are 4 types of friends?

Map your Wheel of Connection in 5 minutes. Most people are surprised to find they’ve got more connection than they realized.

Alex Alexander

I’m an author, podcast host and professional overthinker of human connection based in Seattle.

I never meant to do this work, it found me. I was deep in my friendship-era decades before it was cool.

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