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I've noticed a trend where people are reluctant to allow their friend groups to mix or cross. I've got probably an above-average number of friends, but the numb
by jprete 3y ago
I've noticed a trend where people are reluctant to allow their friend groups to mix or cross. I've got probably an above-average number of friends, but the number of friends-of-friends I've met in the last three or four years is in single digits.
I think it's because they're carefully managing their persona in each group and don't want to have to explain the multiple facets of their personality. But I don't really know.
- lazide 3y agoYup, also because if someone starts going nuts in one group, it can easily cross contaminate into another and then you’re in an even bigger mess.
- throwawaymaths 3y ago> I think it's because they're carefully managing their persona in each group This is a great point. If that's the root cause the cratering makes sense, it's (scientifically) known that the most stable relationships exist between two people who have one or a few friends in common but who introduce subsets of friend groups to each other.