Friends too hard to find these days? These surprising insights may help
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For everyone having a tough time post-COVID in finding new friends or maintaining long-term relationships, it turns out that scientific insights may help, according to psychologists.
He said that "recently, [while] going through a rough patch in life, I realized I really have no one … to turn to. I’m 25, and I have true friends back home," he added — but "absolutely no one [else]. Isn’t that lonely?" We often decide on "how much to invest in a relationship based on our view of how likely we are to get rejected," which is called the "risk regulation theory, said one psychologist. The best advice for maintaining friendships "is to create something repeated over time." "We can have a quality friendship" with someone who isn't "a best friend."
This individual's experience is far from isolated. And now, for everyone else having a tough time finding new friends or maintaining long-term relationships, it turns out that science may help.
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