Expanding What Defines Romance: Friendships Are Partnerships Too

Marriage is held up as an ideal, but many people are in deep partnerships with friends that society doesn’t always recognize as significant. In this episode Reset sits down with Raina Cohen, radio producer and author of the book The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center where she introduces readers to examples of friends whose relationships go far beyond what we typically think of as “best friends.” She also argues that Americans could benefit from recognizing the power — and many roles — friendship can play in our lives. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.