I Have No Friends to Stand by Me at My Wedding… What Do I Do?

Ring, ring! It's 1-800-BRIDESMAID. Author and pro bridesmaid Jen Glantz brings her hit newsletter to life in this judgment-free zone for all your burning real wedding, love, and friendship drama questions—plus expert advice to help sort it all out. In this deeply vulnerable episode, Jen sits down with Lauren Tetenbaum—therapist, author of Millennial Menopause, former lawyer turned social worker, and self-proclaimed optimist who believes life gets better in your 40s—for an honest conversation about friendship scarcity, wedding anxiety, and why your worth isn't measured by your bridesmaid count. From making friends at Pilates to why midlife means giving fewer fucks, Jen and Lauren tackle the invisible pressure women face to perform perfect friendships, especially when a wedding puts every relationship under a microscope. Episode Highlights: - Why weddings bring all your hidden issues to the surface (like friendship struggles you've been ignoring) - How to separate your relationship with your partner from your insecurity about friendships - The art of being bold: picking up girls at the gym and asking for friend-dates - Why you don't need matching bridal parties (or any bridal party at all) - How to stop being performative on social media and start living for yourself - Making peace with having "no group of friends" when Instagram tells you otherwise If you've ever felt alone while planning a wedding, worried about how your life looks to others, or struggled to make real friends as an adult... this episode will remind you that you're not broken, you're just in a different season.