Appreciate the profound impact of a diverse pool of friends on broadening your horizons and empathic understanding. Sail through the intricacies of forming and maintaining friendships within the landscape of being gay. Reveal how shared understanding among the gay community acts as a fulcrum that strengthens bonds. Recognize the necessity of defining boundaries and expectations to sustain healthy relationships among gay couples. Gauge the worth of friendships through the lens of mutual support and encouragement. Chapters: 00:06 - Why You Need Gay Friends 03:31 - Difficulty in Making Gay Friends 05:39 - Ways to Make Friends 09:50 - Holding Onto Friends 12:47 - Building and Maintaining Friendships 13:29 - Filling Each Other's "Cups" 17:45 - Letting Friends Go 26:12 - Importance of Diversity in Friendship Circles ___ SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON Join our Patreon! Get access to deeper dives and juicier content around every episode! Move into the Modern Gayborhood for only $5 USD/month and help us produce Modern Gays. Your support pays for our hosting, audio production and episode research. Please check it out and sign up here! What’s included: Exclusive content, stories and behind-the-scenes Community chats with Daniel and Garet Exclusive voting power on episode topics/guests Daniel and Garet's personal journal updates ___ SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW: Modern Gays is published every week. If you love the show and can support us, please subscribe and write a review wherever you get your podcasts! Thanks for listening! Daniel and Garet Co-Hosts of Modern Gays https://www.moderngays.co