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I found this article a while ago: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/fashion/the-challenge-of-making-friends-as-an-adult.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/fashion/the-challenge-of-m... Which distilled the typical requirements to making close friends: >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