updated 2mo ago
The secret to modern friendship, according to real friends
Friendships provide a safe place to be vulnerable, uncomfortable, ask “stupid questions,” and genuinely contribute to each other’s development, empathy, and understanding.
from We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships by Kat Vellos
- Back in the 1980s, the Oxford psychologists Michael Argyle and Monika Henderson wrote a seminal paper titled “The Rules of Friendship.” Its six takeaways are obvious, but what the hell, they’re worth restating: In the most stable friendships, people tend to stand up for each other in each other’s absence; trust and confide in each other; support ea... See more
from It’s Your Friends Who Break Your Heart by Jennifer Senior
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