How Friendships Change in Adulthood

Re:How Friendships Change in Adulthood by AussieWog93 on Saturday November 19, 2022 @03:49AM (#33668370)

>Imagine there’s another one of you. Wouldn’t you want to be friends with them?

Holy shit, that's a really thought-provoking question.

I wonder how many others would answer "probably not".

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Re:How Friendships Change in Adulthood by bbarnett on Saturday November 19, 2022 @04:37AM (#33668607)

I wonder how many others would answer "probably not".

To me, this isn't about liking me, who wouldn't!

It's more about being identical. Even if a friend shares the same likes, interests, hobbies, they have a different view on it. Their brain thinks via a different process.

I don't want a mirror as a friend.

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Re:How Friendships Change in Adulthood by swores on Saturday November 19, 2022 @06:40AM (#33669262)

I'm pretty sure by "another you" they meant "another person who reached 30 wishing they had more friends", not a literally identical person.

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Re:How Friendships Change in Adulthood by moltar on Saturday November 19, 2022 @04:25PM (#33674891)

Yes, that’s what I meant.

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