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How Long Does It Take to Make a Friend?

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Making friends can be daunting, something I recently found out after moving to a new city. You might hit it off with an acquaintance, but what’s the next step? And how long does it take to move past “getting to know you”? Unfortunately, there’s no manual for this crucial life skill. But University of Kansas researcher Jeffrey A. Hall has helped demystify the process of friendship-building in a new study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. It’s the first to explore not just what activities bring us closer to prospective buddies, but exactly how many hours it takes for an acquaintance to become a friend. Hall surveyed 112 college students every three weeks during their first nine weeks at a Midwestern university. He also gave a one-time questionnaire to 355 American adults who had moved to a new city in the past six months. In these surveys, the newcomers picked a friend or two and reported how much time they spend together, what activities they do, and how clo

Scroll To Top Making friends can be daunting, something I recently found out after moving to a new city. You might hit it off with an acquaintance, but what’s the next step? And how long does it take to move past “getting to know you”? Unfortunately, there’s no manual for this crucial life skill. But University of Kansas researcher Jeffrey A. Hall has helped demystify the process of friendship-building in a new study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships . It’s the first to explore not just what activities bring us closer to prospective buddies, but exactly how many hou

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