How to stay in touch with friends when life gets busy
How to stay in touch with friends when life is busy: pick your people, give each a rhythm, keep contact small, and know what to say after a long gap.
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Staying in touch, explained kindly.
Friendship doesn’t come with a manual, so we wrote a few pages of one. Practical, research-checked and free of guilt trips.
How often should you talk to your friends? A rhythm for every friendship
How often should you talk to your friends? A simple rule of thumb for close friends, good friends and old ones, plus what research says about drift.
What to text a friend you haven’t talked to in a while: 30 messages you can actually send
Not sure what to text a friend you haven’t talked to in a while? Here are 30 warm, ready-to-send messages, whether it’s been a few months or a few years.
How to reconnect with an old friend (without making it weird)
How to reconnect with an old friend after months or years: what to say first, why it’s less weird than you fear, and how to stop it fading again.
How to remember birthdays (even with a memory like a sieve)
How to remember birthdays without a great memory: set up iPhone birthday alerts, keep a paper backup or use a friend app, plus what to text on the day.
How to keep a long-distance friendship alive (time zones and all)
How to keep a long-distance friendship alive: handle time zones, build easy rituals, plan visits and find a rhythm you can both keep, even after a move.
Why friendships drift apart (and how to gently stop it)
Why friendships drift apart, what research says about losing friends, and gentle, practical ways to stop the drift before a quiet patch becomes a gap.
Do you really need a personal CRM for friends?
Thinking about a personal CRM for friends? What they are, who really needs one, and lighter ways to keep track of friends without all the admin.
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