west coast/east coast - by Ava - bookbear express

It’s hard to make close friends in New York. That’s what everyone tells me. Everyone is conscious of how busy everyone else is, and people mostly stick to their own friend groups. You might have a two hour heart-to-heart with someone at a party and never text them again. If you want to become close friends with someone, I’m told that you have to “get over the hump”—hang out with them three or four times in quick succession and cement your closeness. I’m trying to discover whether this is true or not from first principles.