Mate Expectations

Mate Expectations

About the Substack

Expecting more. Expecting less. Expecting better.

Free Subscription Benefits

• You'll receive one interview, long read or friendship story each month

Paid Subcription Benefits

• You'll receive Mate Recommendations - a weekly, midweek drop of the connection content I'm enjoying
• You'll also receive Mate Investigations - long-form pieces that examine different corners of connection culture

About Nikki Osman

A London-based journalist and magazine editor writing about friendship. Mate Expectations is a first-person investigation into the evidence-based tools that can help us feel closer to our friends.