Press and media

Girlfriend Social in the news.

Girlfriend Social has been part of the public conversation about women making friends, adult friendship, and online friendship communities for years. Here are media features and press resources in one place.

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Publications that have featured Girlfriend Social

These outlets have covered Girlfriend Social or included the community in stories about making friends as an adult.

The New York Times
Denver Post
Chicago Tribune
The Frisky
Huffington Post
Psychology Today
Maclean's
Woman's World

Media coverage

Articles and mentions

Some older article URLs may now live behind publisher archives, but these are the original media links preserved from the Girlfriend Social press page.

The New York Times Websites to Help Women Find Friends Open article TIME Why Is It So Hard To Make New Friends? Open article Good Housekeeping How To Make Friends Open article Huffington Post Online Friends and Female Friendship Open article Chicago Tribune Making Female Friends Open article Denver Post How to Find Friends Open article The Frisky Would You Use A Website To Make New Friends? Open article Bustle 7 Ways to Meet People in New Places Open article XOJane Girlfriend Social Friendship Site Open article Red Online How To Meet Friends Online Open article About.com Girlfriend Social Friendship Site Open article Killer Startups Girlfriend Social Where Women Can Connect Open article

Press release

Female Entrepreneur Redefines Girls' Night Out

Original Girlfriend Social launch-era press release from December 23, 2009.

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Amanda Blain, founder of Girlfriend Social

Media contact

Founder commentary on women's friendship and online community

Amanda Blain founded Girlfriend Social and has spent years building a women-only friendship community around real connection, clear boundaries, and safer social discovery. For media requests, interviews, or founder background, contact Girlfriend Social.

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