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Our lives have changed a lot since the COVID-19 pandemic began. And some of those changes may have affected our friendships. 

Maybe social distancing shrank your social circle. Or maybe you chose to let some of your friendships fade away. 

found that 22 percent of people reported their friendships outside their household had gotten worse during the pandemic. 

Now, as we enter a new phase of the pandemic, many people are reconnecting with old friends — or trying to make new ones.

Host Angela Davis talked with a friendship expert and an author of a memoir about making and keeping friends as an adult. 

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The past year had an impact on our relationships, including friendships. As we enter a new phase of the pandemic, many people are reconnecting with old friends — and looking to make new ones.

MPR News with Angela Davis - The past year had an impact on our relationships, including friendships. As we enter a new phase of the pandemic, many people are reconnecting with old friends — and looking to make new ones. Host Angela Davis talked with a friendship expert and an author of a memoir about making and keeping friends as an adult. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - Making and keeping friends as pandemic restrictions lift

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Making and keeping friends as pandemic restrictions lift

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