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How Friendship could be different



People could have different friendship styles

Strangers could meet for meals

Calendar friends could help with grief

"Compliment, congratulate, console" could deepen relationships

Cities / nonprofits / apps could offer befriending services

Relationships could have positive / negative attachment styles

People could be in lives for a reason, season, or lifetime

Quitting could be quiet

Friends could be won and people could be influenced

Parties could be perfect

Social media pictures could show "real" selves

Only a certain amount of relationships could be sustained at one time

Arranged friendship circles could create lasting bonds

People could go on group dates

Book clubs could be article clubs

Peer coaching could help with personal and professional goals

Group psychotherapy / activities could be good for people

The plus-one rules at weddings could be different

Friends could get together for errands

Divorce / ends of relationships could involve support / rituals / registries

Stretching could maintain friendships and relationships

Spouses could be platonic / friends

Close friends could influence lives

Family and friends stories / memories could be recorded and preserved

Songs could be written for other people

Strangers could be randomly matched to talk over the phone

Staring into eyes for four+ minutes could create love and intimacy

Victorian calling cards could be used for visits

Friends and business partners could go to couples therapy

Natural selection could be survival of the friendliest or prettiest

Friendship could be "romantic"

A "Friendship Bench" could be a tool for positive mental health