Natasha Nurse gave a presentation to the May Book Club summarizing the book "Friend Dates" by Rachel Bertsche. The book details Bertsche's experience moving to Chicago and wanting to make new friends, so she embarked on 52 "friend dates" over the course of a year to try and meet people. In her presentation, Natasha provided a summary of the book, highlighted some notable sections of the book around different types and roles of friendship, and invited the book club members to join an online discussion forum to continue conversing about the book.

1. Presentation by Natasha M. Nurse
May Book Club

2. Table of contents
01
Introduction
02
Book Summary
03
Notable Sections
04
Next Steps

3. Introduction

4. Book Summary
When Rachel Bertsche first moves to Chicago,
she’s thrilled to finally share a zip code, let alone
an apartment, with her boyfriend. But shortly after
getting married, Bertsche realizes that her new life
is missing one thing: friends.
Sure, she has plenty of BFFs—in New York and
San Francisco and Boston and Washington, D.C.
Still, in her adopted hometown, there’s no one to
call at the last minute for girl talk over brunch
or a reality-TV marathon over a bottle of wine.
Taking matters into her own hands, Bertsche
develops a plan: She’ll go on fifty-two friend-
dates, one per week for a year, in hopes of
meeting her new Best Friend Forever.
Source: Amazon

5. “Each friend represents a world
in us, a world possibly not born
until they arrive, and it is only
by this meeting that a new world
is born.” — Anais Nin

6. Notable Sections
● 4 Types of Friendship - Introduction
xvii
● Friendship Ad - Introduction xix
● Friendship Stats - Page 18
● Work Friends - Page 45
● Friendship Roles - Page 254
● Value of Friendship - Page 260
● Friendship Timeline - Page 283
● Reflections - Page 326
● Summary - Page 332-335

7. Keep in Mind
● Friends are like pictures; they
come into your life, leave
footprints on your heart, and you
hope the footprints stay for a
long time.
● Don't compromise yourself for
anyone else.
● Recognize that everyone has
strengths and weaknesses and
that these differences make us
unique and more interesting.
● Make time for each other and set
boundaries.

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Next Steps

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Thanks!
Natasha M. Nurse
Natasha@DressingRoom8.com
DressingRoom8.com
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