friendship – Gabrielle Koontz

Not So Young

I’m too young for thoughts of grief and advice for processing death, or so I would have thought until I realized several of my close friends have already lost a parent. When I was seeking funeral information for the most recent passing, I came across an obituary for a woman two years younger than me,Continue reading “Not So Young”

The Messy Art of Lost Friendships

It’s my former friend Josh Campbell’s birthday. I still remember that, still think of him and how terribly abrupt the dissolution of our friendship was. I had no clue when he stormed out of my parents’ house that January day that he was storming out of my life forever. Here I am, sixteen years later,Continue reading “The Messy Art of Lost Friendships”

Are We Friends?

This morning I have a work/friend date. Is it a long work meeting preferable face-to-face or are we finally transitioning into actual friends outside of work? The fact that I don’t know speaks volumes about how complex it is to navigate forging adult friendships. I know some people are social butterflies who start up aContinue reading “Are We Friends?”