Review: In 'Friends,' a social scientist writes that friendships sift themselves into concentric circles, like a bull’s-eye—ranging from a 'support clique' of around five, to people in a ring of 500 who are 'unlikely to bother turning up to your funeral'
One of the many unsettling effects of the pandemic is the way it winnowed out our real-world friendships. The first to go were the casual relationships, the people you saw every day at the office or gym, and with whom you formed a warm bond over the years. When public spaces closed down, these friendships vanished. Next to go were the longstanding friends you might have invited over for a meal a few times a year.
This core group can withstand almost any insult, including distance, disputes and even the strictures and losses of a pandemic. While my core group stood firm, I watched other relationships fall away like dead leaves on my houseplants. Given the ease of a call and the ubiquity of social media, I wondered why this was happening.
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