making friends is not unlike finding love. its the same four hormones that are involved. serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins. whatever makes you happy

making friends is not unlike finding love. its the same four hormones that are involved. serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins. whatever makes you happy, gives you pleasure, creates trust and removes 'pain' creates relationships that bond. this is true for parents-children, lovers, friends and even the relationship between people and their pets. how do you hack it? adrenaline. thats why high risk sports or watching games together(win/lose..picking teams), going through a traumatic experience together(in these days, this includes maybe a nail biting office coup because we dont go charging into battlefields with swords drawn out). ziplining, sky diving, bicycling, long and hard hikes are outdoor activities that will get the adrenaline high enough to get the flood of brain hormones triggered. you just need to find indoor ways to achieve the same. alcohol is the worst way to bond and make friends. its hormones. its always hormones that create relationships. re: being child free and not being able to make friends. that is a real problem. but it will become the more prevailing trend. perhaps people need to advertise themselves as child free and create friendship circles.