Well, we’re not back from our extended spring break just yet, have no fear, dear listeners. There will be new season five episodes very soon - we promise. For now, check out an encore of one of our favorite episodes: “You’ve got a friend: making BFFs at midlife “. Seeya next weds with a brand new episode you won’t want to miss.

Original episode links

• Why It’s Harder to Make Friends After 40 (and How to Combat the Odds)
• The Scientific Reason It's So Hard to Make Friends as an Adult
• Why Making Friends in Midlife Is So Hard
• 12 Ways to Make Friends in Mid-Life and Beyond
• Past podcast ep: Bad Boys & Mother Crushes
• Past podcast ep: Ride or Die - GenX Friendships
• Past podcast ep: 30th College reunion friends
• Bumble for Friends
• I Tried Bumble BFF for 30 Days—Here’s What Happened
• Can you die of lonliness?
• How to make friends on the internet
• GenX Stories FB group

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If you’ve tuned in expecting a brand new episode this week, surprise! The podcast crew is off on spring break right now but we’ll have some kick ass stuff for you when we get back. Topics like being resilient as a Gen Xer, and songs turning 40 in 2024.

Meanwhile, why don’t you check out our website and catch up on past episodes you may have missed, like the perks of being over 50, favorite 80’s snacks, movies that defined our generation, making friends at midlife and more.

See ya'll in April!

Episode Links

• Our Website
• Past episode: The Perks of Being GenX
• Past episode: It’s a Snack Attack!
• Past episode: Sincerely yours: Movies that define GenX
• Past episode: You’ve got a friend: making BFF’s at midlife

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Is there a better time to get real about the darker side of Valentine's Day, especially for GenXers? Is it all hearts and flowers, or is there more to the story? Things have definitely changed for a few of us since our last romance episode in 2021, but you know that we still have tons of opinions. Gird your loins for some straight-up GenX talk about this Hallmark Holiday and the Vday expectations game.

Episode links

• We did a romance topic last on Sept 8, 2021, season 3
• Dark Origins of Valentine’s Day
• You Can Blame Geoffrey Chaucer for Valentine’s Day
• To be or not to be your valentine: Shakespearean expressions of love
• The Best Candy Heart Sayings from the Past 120 Years
• Jake Ryan article
• What Is a Sadie Hawkins Dance and Where Did It Come From?
• GenXers dont care about Valentine’s Day
• Galentine’s Day
• When is Galentine's Day? What to know about the 'Parks and Rec' holiday

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