REAL FRIENDSHIP: TRADING “LIKES” AND “FOLLOWS” FOR LOVE AND AUTHENTICITY

Real friendship is hard. There are other, less real versions of friendship. The less real versions are “less” precisely because they are less costly, less committed, less disruptive, less scary, less gritty, less gutsy, and less out-of-our-control than real friendship. But here’s the rub: Less real versions of friendship are also less rich. In the…