the field guide · part IV — friendship & loneliness
the friend crush & the 200 hours
friendship has butterflies too, and a number attached: about 200 hours to a close friend. the science, and permission to act on it.
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- study
How many hours does it take to make a friend? (Hall, 2019) · Jeffrey Hall
~50 hours to a casual friend, ~90 to a friend, 200+ to a close one.
- book
Platonic · Marisa G. Franco
attachment theory applied to friendship — how to make and keep friends as an adult.
- book
Big Friendship · Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman
on tending a close friendship like the serious relationship it is.
