Monah, Nushy Rose, and Sophie Hannah discuss female friendships and why some women find it hard to make friends with other women or, in some cases, pride themselves on being one of the boys. For centuries society has pitted women against one another, causing them to see each other as competition in a narrative that some say was created by men. Are some women projecting their own insecurities onto other females? Are women able to have deeper friendships than men because they’re more vulnerable with each other? Would you trust your partner around a woman who only has male friends? In this episode, the ladies explore the beauty of female friendships, how they change with age, why they need just as much maintenance as romantic relationships, and how to deal with conflict to repair broken friendships. How important are your gal pals? Let us know in the comments below.

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 

https://www.thezoereport.com/living/why-dont-i-have-female-friends-relationship-experts-explain-their-theories-15909633

(Article – This Issue Could Be Why You Have A Hard Time Making Girlfriends – Karen Tietjen for The Zoe Report)

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/06/womens-friendships-are-complicated/563945/

(Article – Why women’s friendships are so complicated? – Alia Wong for The Atlantic)

http://www.styleofthecitymag.co.uk/the-art-of-female-friendship-fighting-the-stereotype-that-women-cant-get-along/

(Article - The art of female friendship: Fighting the stereotype that women can’t get along – Caitlin Sloman for Style of the city)

https://aliceinwonderlustcom.wordpress.com/2017/09/10/why-its-hard-to-make-good-female-friends/

(Blog – Why it’s hard to make good female friends – Alice in Wonderlust)

https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2019/12/8725819/importance-of-female-friendships

(Article – Our Expectations Of Millennial Friendships Don’t Prepare Us For The Reality – Poorna Bell for Refinery 29)

https://www.elitedaily.com/women/why-i-never-trust-a-girl-with-no-girlfriends

(Article – Why You Should Never Trust A Girl With No Girlfriends – Elite Daily)

https://medium.com/@MissChampagneB/why-the-phrase-i-dont-have-any-female-friends-is-toxic-to-women-75450377c5a1

(Article – Why the phrase “I don’t have any female friends” is toxic to women – Payne Well via Medium.com)

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/how-to-make-female-friends-as-an-adult

(Article – Female Friendship Has Never Been More Important. Here's How To Find Your Girl Gang – Leigh Weingus for Mind Body Green)

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/i-hired-friendship-coach-help-me-make-friends-here-s-ncna1141571

(Article – I hired a friendship coach to help me make friends. Here's what happened – Jen Glantz for NBC News)

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