Below, the pair break down the do’s and don’t of big friendship in the time of coronavirus. Bustle asked Sow and Friedman the best strategies for maintaining relationships now that every friendship has become long-distance. Now that coronavirus social distancing measures have upended our social lives, it can be difficult to find meaningful ways to connect with the friends we’re used to seeing face-to-face. Through it all, they’ve continued to opt into their friendship and do the work to preserve this big, special relationship. In the past decade, the pair have weathered cross-country moves, life-threatening health scares, fights, and one incredibly tense weekend at a Northern California spa. Sow and Friedman call this, “big friendship,” which is also the title of their forthcoming book, out this July. Once a week, Sow and Friedman hop on the phone for a conversation not unlike one you’d have with your smartest, most insightful friend, discussing everything from Love Is Blind to the worst bosses they’ve ever had.Īt its heart, Call Your Girlfriend is a celebration of a specific kind of all-encompassing friendship - one that carries just as much weight as any romantic relationship. Though they live on separate coasts, the pair co-host Call Your Girlfriend, a podcast dedicated to long-distance besties everywhere. Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman are the patron saints of friendship.
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