Many empty nesters have failed to build healthy social networks because they haven’t invested the time. Most middle-class parents have been “intensively involved” in their children’s lives in the last 60 years and continue to laser focus on their young adults, says Annette Lareau, author of Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life. That leaves little time… Continue reading Upgrading Your Friendship Network in Midlife
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Are Friends Better for Us Than Family as We Age?
The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships, according to research published online in June2017 by a Michigan State University scholar. A release from the university explains that In a pair of studies involving nearly 280,000 people, William Chopik found that friendships become increasingly important to… Continue reading Are Friends Better for Us Than Family as We Age?
Gratitude Can Win You New Friends
Parents have long told their children to remember to say thank you. Now the evidence is in on why it matters.
A study led by the University of New South Wales, Australia has shown for the first time that thanking a new acquaintance for help makes the person more likely to seek an ongoing social relationship with you.