{"id":43914,"date":"2019-09-11T12:45:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T12:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/?p=43914"},"modified":"2019-09-11T13:22:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T13:22:34","slug":"real-talk-navigating-friendships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2019\/09\/11\/real-talk-navigating-friendships\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Talk: Navigating friendships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_rt_friendship.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_rt_friendship.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_rt_friendship.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_rt_friendship.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_rt_friendship.jpg?resize=1024,495 1024w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_rt_friendship.jpg?resize=584,282 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_rt_friendship.jpg?resize=210,102 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This August, a group of friends old &amp; new came together in NYC to get REAL about what it takes to be a good friend\u2014and what we all need in return\u2014at every stage of friendship. If you couldn&#8217;t make it, your friends are still here for you! Watch #AerieREAL Role Model &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2019\/01\/31\/get-to-know-aeriereal-role-model-iskra\/?ICIDaerie_Social_WP_190911_52\">Self-Care Activist, Iskra<\/a>, #AerieREAL Role Model, Gold Medal Gymnast &amp; Advocate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2019\/01\/31\/get-to-know-aeriereal-role-model-aly-raisman-2\/?ICIDaerie_Social_WP_190911_53\">Aly Raisman<\/a>, Model &amp; Activist, Hunter McGrady, &amp; Model, Natalie Gage, come together for a conversation moderated by Aerie&#8217;s very own Manager of Brand Experience, Jill Maurer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/us\/en\/c\/aerie\/new-arrivals\/1k7sqlcZ1266xyj-filtered?pagetype=plp?aerie_Social_WP_190911_54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3291\" height=\"2160\" 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