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Why do we find making new friends so hard as adults?

  • Written by Anastasia Hronis, Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney
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If you’ve ever tried to make new friends as an adult, you’ll probably see why loneliness is at an all-time high. Making new friends feels just plain hard.

In school, making friends can be as simple as going on the monkey bars together. But as adults, making, developing and maintaining friendships can be much more difficult.

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