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Day: October 22, 2026

Friendship IRL podcast promotional graphic for Episode 200. The graphic features a deep navy/dark purple background occupying the top two-thirds of the image, with large, bold white text reading "WHY RELATIONSHIP LABELS LIKE BEST FRIEND, SISTER, AND COUSIN COME WITH EXPECTATIONS YOU NEVER CHOSE." The bottom portion contains a photograph of two young women with long brown hair, seen from behind, sitting together in a wide open field of golden-brown brush and grasses under a muted, overcast sky; one woman has her arm raised with her hand open, as if gesturing freely toward the horizon, while the other leans slightly outward. A footer at the very bottom of the graphic reads "LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE → FRIENDSHIPIRL.COM/EPISODE200" in small white text against the dark background.

Cousin, Sister, Best Friend: The Stories Built Into Our Labels

October 22, 2026 No Comments

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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