Episode025

How You Know You’ve Found a Friend

It doesn’t always start with fireworks. Sometimes it’s just a shared eye-roll in a meeting, a side comment about laundry disasters, or a mutual agreement that pineapple belongs absolutely nowhere near pizza. But somewhere in those tiny exchanges, something solid begins to take shape.

Friendship doesn’t shout. It shows up.

🧠 You learn things they didn’t try to teach you.
It might be a new way to look at Mondays or how to navigate life’s plot twists with sarcasm and snacks. Friends don’t hand you manuals — they just live alongside you, and somehow you get wiser.

😌 They remember your weird preferences.
You hate voicemail. You like your coffee with an irresponsible amount of creamer. You once said “no such thing as too many pillows” in passing, and three months later, they send you a meme about it. That’s not memory — that’s care.

🧃 Silence isn’t awkward anymore.
It’s just... quiet. And fine. Whether you're brainstorming punchlines or staring out at a metal building in Brookville wondering why the drainage plan actually worked — their presence doesn’t need to be loud to be felt.

📦 They help you move furniture. Or feelings. Or both.
Sometimes the load is literal (hello, trailer wiring help). Sometimes it’s emotional, when you need someone to unpack the moment you decided to go for the Etsy launch or rethink a character arc. Either way, they’re not afraid to lift with you.

👀 They see who you are, and they don’t flinch.
Your quirks? Your leadership style? Your slight obsession with perfect wall poster layout? All of it. A real friend says, “I see you” — and follows it up with, “Also, you’ve got mustard on your shirt.”

Friendship doesn’t ask you to perform. It pulls up a chair and lets you be exactly who you are — off-script, unfiltered, and occasionally covered in glitter because a project took an unexpected turn.