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People
Friends, partners, family: how people get close and what keeps them there.
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Research
They liked you more than you think
After a first conversation, we keep deciding we were liked less than we were. It’s an illusion with a clear mechanism, and you can get around it.
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What predicts whether a relationship lasts
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How many hours it takes to make a friend
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How we check sources →- Strong evidence
- Several good studies agree, and the effect held up when others checked.
- Mixed evidence
- Good studies disagree, or the effect is small or holds only for some people.
- Early evidence
- A first study or two. Worth knowing; not yet worth betting on.
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