Comment FRIEND to join my How to Find the Right Friends Workshop this Saturday & learn how to finally stop walking the whole distance alone from day 1. You’ll learn: -How to attract the right people -How to stop over-functioning -How to build mutual effort without begging for it Comment OUTFIT for links! Comment ASSERTIVE for instant access to my 2 newest guides: Fringe Friend No More & Go First: Your 6-Week Roadmap to Making the Right Friends, both inside my members’ area, Assertive You. As for the 3 Reasons You Can’t Find Friends Who Meet You Halfway it’s because: You don’t leave space for others to show up. You fill every silence in conversation, fix awkward moments, and over explain to keep the peace. But when you do it all, you unintentionally train them to do less. You confuse effort with connection. You think the more you give, the stronger the friendship but real connection only works when the effort is mutual. You make it too easy for people not to try. You plan & text before anyone else even thinks to. You mean well but over time, they stop initiating because they know you’ll do it. The right friendships will meet you halfway but first, you have to stop walking the whole distance for everyone else. About Christie, Dr. C: I’m a Johns Hopkins-trained clinical psychologist with a background in CBT, DBT, behavioral psychology, and motivational models. I blend evidence-based strategies with lived experience to help you handle mean girls, navigate parenting challenges, set real boundaries, make new friends, and stop shrinking in your friendships.