What if you love friendship—but don't actually have very many friends?

In this episode of Late to the Spectrum, Geoff Kullman explores friendship, loneliness, belonging, and the complicated relationship between wanting connection and needing plenty of space.

Growing up, Geoff loved having friends. Friendship meant joy, laughter, safety, and acceptance. With the right people, he didn't need to hide the quirky, weird parts of himself. He could simply be himself—and they accepted him exactly as he was.

Today, Geoff has a very small circle of close friends. And while he's often perfectly comfortable with that, he's also spent much of his life wondering whether there was something wrong with him because he didn't have more.

• Why does someone who genuinely loves people sometimes prefer to be alone?
• Why can being with the right person feel completely effortless, while being around the wrong people can be exhausting? And...
• What happens when you realize that you're not necessarily looking for more people—you're looking for people around whom you don't have to perform?

This episode isn't about how many friends you should have.

It's about the difference between being alone and being lonely, the importance of being known, and what it means to find people with whom you can simply be yourself.

And maybe the question isn't:

“How many friends do I have?”

Maybe it's:

“Who can I be completely myself around?”

If this episode resonates with you—or you have questions, thoughts, feedback, a story to share, or even disagree with something Geoff says—send an email to podcast@geoffkullman.com.

Because Late to the Spectrum isn't supposed to be just one guy talking into a microphone. It's supposed to become a conversation.

Next week: The Rabbit Hole

Remember... we might be late to the spectrum, but we're not late to life.

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