Friendship Is Increasingly Valuable With Age, Why?

Illustration of friendship is more meaningful with age. (Pexels/Elevate)

Friendship is important for many people. This is because being friends with other people who support each other to entertaining can improve health and life expectancy.

This happens because having a friendly relationship that has the same interest can increase a positive mood, which has a very good impact on life.

"Friendlies provide us with slightly different benefits compared to family relationships for various reasons," said mental health researcher Alexandra Thompson, quoted by the BBC, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

"Family relations can be tense, it could also be due to obligations. However, friendship is about the same interest, and this can increase a positive mood," he added.

Interestingly, getting older, friendship will also be more valuable. Studies of Americans over the age of 65, meetings with friends are considered more enjoyable than meeting family members.

Compared to young people, there is one important difference in the way older people choose and maintain their friendship. With age, people will shrink their circle of friendship even more.

"While young people tend to be active in finding new acquaintances, older people actually deliberately shrink their social networks," said professor of psychology, total Fiori.

Even though the number is shrinking, the friendship can be more valuable. This is because the circle of friendship is smaller, the bond that is left behind and consciously chosen, so it tends to be of high quality.

Along with age, people's perspectives on the future change. Their priorities shift, and they tend to focus on socio-emotional goals," Fiori explained.

In addition, the friendship that is getting longer and walking with age, they tend to be more sorry and positive for each other. This is because they try to enjoy life and the rest of time together.