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This is interesting because I have a handful of close friends, but I've never made a close friend intentionally. I suspect that even "naturally social" people m
by nerdponx 4y ago
This is interesting because I have a handful of close friends, but I've never made a close friend intentionally. I suspect that even "naturally social" people might benefit from thinking about their social lives and relationships with more intention, especially as we/they get older and opportunities for random friendship development tend to wane, especially in highly-individualized Western society where people spend most of their time focused on themselves and their nuclear families.
- Enginerrrd 4y agoIt is my experience that the most "naturally social" individuals ARE operating with a lot more intention if they let you really pick their brain, or you watch them interact with disparate groups of new people in different settings.
- nerdponx 4y agoMaybe it depends on what we mean by "naturally social". I tend to be gregarious and outgoing in most situations, but I also am very much an introvert in that I find it tiring to keep up for a long period of time. I find that I lack the social stamina to maintain and tighten connections with new people I meet. So my natural tendency is to have a large number of loose acquaintances and a very small number of close friends.