12: Why Friendship Still Matters

April 9, 2018

In Episode 12 of The IMbetween Podcast, Daniel and Christina Im discuss the importance of developing and building a community around you, no matter what stage of life you are in.

In This Episode, You Will Hear About:

The challenges of learning how to build a community around you
Tips about how to build community in the different stages of our lives
The honest conversations that will need to happen surrounding friendships pre-relationship and post-marriage
The difficulties of building friendships when your previous close friends move away (or you move away)
Why it is important to NOT compare friendships
Ideas about how to find “couple friends”
Why it is necessary for you to be a friend to make a friend
Why embracing casual dinners can be revolutionary
How celebrating major holidays with others who don’t have a family is an easy place to start developing friendships
Why starting to develop friendships now is important, rather than waiting when you are in need of help
The levels of trust

Resources Mentioned During the Episode:

Episode 7 of the IMbetween Podcast block system – the show notes contain the block system Daniel referenced in this episode
12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You by Tony Reinke – Daniel references this book when talking about the effects of social media in our every day lives
Travel hacks IMbetween Podcast – episode 8

Quotables:

“The IMbetween Podcast will be my friends in the car.”
“No two friendships are the same.”
“You are setting up yourselves for failure if you start comparing friendships.”
“Take the time to look who is beside you.”
“When you are looking at Facebook, you are choosing to look at the past of other peoples’ lives, rather than engaging in the present of your life.”
“Social media is the highlight reel of everyone’s’ lives.”
“#latergram it”
“Guys…don’t be weird.”
“Be a friend to make a friend.”
“Embrace casual dinners.”
“Be okay with who you are.”
“The point isn’t to impress them. It is to spend time together.”
“I like pizza from Aldi and crumbs in your drawers.”
“It’s the moments that you need help that you realize if you have a support system.”
“Even if someone has broken your trust, you need to trust others. BUT don’t place your ultimate trust in a person.”
“Not everyone you know deserves a seat at your inner table.”