From an Expert: How to Keep Good Friends and Lose the Bad

Editor's Note: We think of Marta Kauffman as an expert on friendship, since she's the co-creator of Friends and Grace and Frankie, which is based on a solid female friendship. Marta is speaking at our NextTribe Out Loud event in L.A. on Sunday, Sept. 18th about Aging Boldly and how to make the most out of this chapter of life. But we wanted you to see what she says about friendship here because it will reinforce all you've ever felt about your dearest gal pals. 

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So much of life right now is confused and tentative, but the pandemic that has brought such general fogginess has also brought clarity in some ways. We're more aware than ever that we need friends, though not just any friends will do.  "All of us are at the point in our lives and going through so much right now that we need to think about, who do we love? Who do we want to nurture?" said author Amy Ferris last week in a NextTribe event on friendship. It's time to be selective, time to make sure we realize what makes a good friend and how to nourish that relationship.