Not Much, It's Like The Number Of Friends Normally Owned By Someone According To An Expert

JAKARTA - Having friends is important and twists and turns in the search for friends is certainly not an easy matter. Moreover, the characteristics of the friends you need can change according to the changes in your life conditions.

Launching Psych Central, Tuesday, January 10, the number of friends a person has is very varied and usually changes throughout life. There are people who like to socialize so that the friends he has can be more than other people. Meanwhile, for those who like to be alone, they may have fewer friends.

In general, based on survey data in 2021, the average person in America has close friends of about three to five people. According to the survey, 49 percent of informants reported having a maximum of three close friends, 36 percent reported having four to nine close friends, 13 percent said they had a minimum of ten close friends, and 12 percent said they had no close friends at all.

The factors that affect the number of friends are at least dependent on;

For example, the survey found that 76 percent of young adults had friends they knew since childhood, the rest knew them as they grew up. In addition, it was also found that women rely more on friends to get support than men.

Actually, numbers are not a reference that determines how well a person lives his social life. The most important thing in establishing friendships is the type of friendship they have and the quality of the relationship.