Why Is It Hard to Make Friends Over 30? - NYTimes.com

As external conditions change, it becomes tougher to meet the three conditions that sociologists since the 1950s have considered crucial to making close friends: proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting that encourages people to let their guard down and confide in each other, said Rebecca G. Adams, a professor of sociology and gerontology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This is why so many people meet their lifelong friends in college, she added.

Adulthood, man. Adulthood.

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  1. imnotliberaceyouknow reblogged this from akurjata and added:
    I was just talking about this tonight - 30s are a game changer.
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