Matt and Karo go home to celebrate their 22nd year of the greatest friendship ritual in the world. The Man of the Year dear. Peter Lugers steakhouse, a group of friends from 2nd great, one winner with their name engraved for all time. But its really about how tradition anchors friendships. It takes the guesswork out of it. That's why were such advocates of creating your own.

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Instead of trying to turn complete strangers into friends, we recommend starting with “fringe friends” – acquaintances you already kinda know. Karo and Matt discuss where to find fringe friends and how to turn them into binge friends – buddies you see all the time.

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We all have it easy when their are friends everywhere, in school, in the dorms, in your first apartment, at your office. But what happens as you get older and that surface area dwindles. Matt and Karo discuss how to handle it and make sure you have friends at all phases of life.

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In the second installment of their Friendship Myths series, Karo and Matt tackle whether friends should always take your side no matter what, if it’s possible to reconnect once you drift apart, and whether your friends should like all the same people you do.

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Matt and Karo discuss how in every friend group there's usually someone who takes the lead, so what does that leadership entail and what does it mean to be someone who models good friendship.

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Huge day!! Our new Audible Original “The Buddy System: A Modern’s Man Guide to Mastering Friendship” is out now – exclusively at audible.com/thebuddysystem – and if that wasn’t cool enough, we appeared on Chrissy Teigen’s Audible podcast “Self-Conscious” where we were joined by none other than John Legend!! And you can hear that episode right in this feed! But first go check out The Buddy System!!

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Karo and Matt introduce the PALS test: a simple framework for evaluating whether a friendship truly serves you. The guys break down the four pillars—passion, appreciation, loyalty, and support—and explain how each reveals the strength of your connection.

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Matt and Karo have vastly different styles in life, Karo plans everything and needs 6 weeks notice, Matt lives in the moment. We examine the pros and cons of each when it comes to friendship.

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