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You may not see it at first, but having different views can cause small amounts of stress and friction on friendships ...

After hearing the theory, people (me) were shook! It was eye-opening to hear someone verbalize that having different expectations for different friends was not a bad thing, but actually...healthy?? So ...

Many of us measure our friendships by depth or quantity: Do I have enough close friends? Are they texting me back? Do they like me? But having spent the last 15 years studying happiness, I've learned ...

There are a lot of different ways we try to classify ourselves. Everybody wants to fit into a group and feel like they belong. One way to do this is to describe the type of friend you are through your ...

There’s no doubt that social connections are important to our happiness. When you think of important friendships, which of your relationships spring to mind first? Your best friend from childhood whom ...

Making friends isn't an easy process, especially as people grow older. With age, social circles tend to get smaller, yet the size of someone's friend group doesn't necessarily determine how happy they ...

Communication allows us to express our thoughts, share information and connect with other people. From sending a quick text to chatting with a friend over coffee, you are interacting with the people ...

We tend to associate the word “relationship” with romantic relationships; and when we think of romantic relationships, the first image that comes to mind is of two people in the relationship (a couple ...