# Talks on Love Playlist (5/5): Why friendship can be just as meaningful as romantic love | Rhaina Cohen

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Podcast: [TED Talks Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-talks-daily-980370)
Published: 2026-06-12T15:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://go.ted.com/rhainacohen
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We tend to consider romantic partners and family ties to be our most important relationships, but deep friendships can be just as meaningful. In a perspective-shifting talk, author Rhaina Cohen introduces us to the people unsettling norms by choosing a friend as a life partner — and shows why we're all better off recognizing there's more than one kind of significant other. This episode originally aired in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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