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Apr 2024
25m 20s

Happily Friended with author Rhaina Cohe...

SIMON SINEK
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Society treats marriage like the end goal of human intimacy. Platonic friends can never be as important as romantic partners.  What would life look like if we made friendship the goal? Journalist and producer Rhaina Cohen tackles this question in her book The Other Significant Others. She tells the stories of people who made platonic friends the closest peop ... Show More
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