there is too much pressure and hype about 'friends'. the article(i skipped the research 'statistics' part) misses the part where literally millions of people ar

there is too much pressure and hype about 'friends'. the article(i skipped the research 'statistics' part) misses the part where literally millions of people are just fine being introverts or even 'friendless'. also..its speciesism to imagine friendship only occurs between human beings. of course, 'friendship' evolved for the survival of the species. it is an acceptance of differences so we can all 'get along'. finches dont have 'friends' who are of a different colour. thats their survival code. woodpeckers are solitary and are infamously anti social. cheetahs are like not tigers or lions. Carpenter bees are solitary vs honey bees that exhibit hive mind. Sheep are..well..sheep. They follow and they need to stick together. You dont see praying mantii flocking together. Snakes..dont even care. The pattern seems to me that the weaker one is in their ability to survive by themselves...could be bird, beast or insect. or man...they cant afford to be solitary. with mammals, the need to 'get along' with their own kind emerged from the lack of the protective shell of their eggs..for mammalian babies are born naked and vulnerable. tribe becomes important. groups become protective shields so the young would survive the traumatic phase of early infanthood rife with mortality challenges. Evolution of 'friendship' is a survival hack. Vulnerable populations need to flock together. Women are known to have more friends because they had to...our biology makes us vulnerable as does procreation. As does society. even as early as cavemen days, the cartoon notion is that men dragged their women by the hair to their caves. a caricature, no doubt. but that..my friends..is a depiction of rape. and that's why women surround themselves with their girlfriends.