Episode 19: Your friend circle post-kids

Since 2010, I’ve moved a ton of times in-city, but two bigger times: New York City to Minneapolis in 2012, and Minneapolis to Texas in 2014. I’ve actually struggled with parts of Texas, as any good Northeasterner would, and I got divorced in the span of being here, but I’ve stayed in part for any number of reasons, with one of them admittedly being that I got tired of bigger moves and reinventing friend circles when you’re north of 30. It’s not easy, and I don’t think anyone would tell you it is.

My guest on this episode is my man David, whose last name I cannot pronounce 100 percent correctly so I will not try, and he has a different life arc: he’s lived in the same place, that being northern California, for decades -- and he has kids, and he primarily works from home. So in that context of geographic stability + no standard office + your kids’ activities, what does his friend circle look like at 45? That’s one thing we cover, along with jobs in the future, Adam Sandler, life attitudes at 25, gender roles, and more. Hope you enjoy it.