>I have read that as we get older, it becomes harder to develop close friendships Hm. this is the opposite of my experience. As I've grown older, my social sk

>I have read that as we get older, it becomes harder to develop close friendships Hm. this is the opposite of my experience. As I've grown older, my social skills and judgment have gotten significantly better. A huge deal, really. Yeah, good relationships need time to marinate, so the sooner you start, obviously, the sooner that marination process can start, and all other things being equal, the relationship that has properly marinated longer is going to be better, I mean, assuming you didn't let it dry out. But I'm just so much better now than I was when I was younger, and it seems that the people I meet are, too.