18 Oct 2026
Why Is It So Hard to Make Female Friends as an Adult?
Why is it so hard to find genuine female friendships as an adult? Why do some friendships turn into silent competition? And is it normal to be a woman in your twenties or thirties without a close female friend?
In this episode of The Aston Vibez Pod with Glory Aston, we’re having an honest conversation about female friendships, loneliness, jealousy, comparison, insecurity, friendship breakups, and the reality of making friends as an adult.
Glory opens up about something many women experience but rarely discuss: not having a close female friend to call every day, make spontaneous plans with, go out for coffee with, or simply share everyday life with.
Sometimes, your closest female friend is your own mother. And while there’s something beautiful about that relationship, it can also make you wonder why building genuine friendships outside your family feels so difficult.
But is the problem really female friendships, or is it the expectations, insecurities, and pressures we bring into them?
From comparing careers, salaries, relationships, beauty, body types, and lifestyles to watching friends get engaged, promoted, married, or financially successful, comparison can quietly affect even the closest friendships.
And let’s be real: you can genuinely love your friend and still feel behind when you see her succeeding.
Does that make you jealous? A bad friend? Or simply human?
In this episode, we explore:
Female friendships in adulthood: Why making and maintaining close friendships becomes harder as we grow older.
Jealousy and silent competition: When celebrating a friend’s success becomes complicated by personal insecurity.
Beauty and body comparison: Why women sometimes compare their appearance, relationships, and lifestyles with those of their friends.
Toxic friendships and red flags: Recognizing the difference between genuine concern, constructive criticism, and someone who consistently undermines your happiness.
Having no close female friends: The loneliness, independence, and social pressure that can come with not having a best friend or friendship group.
Outgrowing friendships: Why some friendships naturally change or end without either person being the villain.
Building genuine connections: How to create healthier, more supportive female friendships without forcing relationships or settling for unhealthy dynamics.
Because having twenty friends doesn’t necessarily mean you have twenty genuine connections.
And being surrounded by people doesn’t always mean you feel understood.
Female friendship shouldn’t feel like a competition. Another woman’s beauty, relationship, career, or success doesn’t take anything away from yours.
But building meaningful friendships also requires effort, vulnerability, communication, and a willingness to show up for others.
So let’s have an honest conversation.
Do you have a close female friend?
Have you ever experienced jealousy, comparison, or competition in a friendship?
And if you don’t have a best friend, are you genuinely happy that way, or do you sometimes wish you had someone to share life with?
Whether you’re navigating friendship breakups, struggling to make friends in your twenties, feeling lonely despite being independent, or simply wondering where genuine female friendships have gone, this conversation is for you.
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