If we map our friendships over time, we’re unlikely to see a straight clear path. Friendships fade, are rekindled and sometimes they are lost forever. We’d like you to share your experiences of friendship and how it’s changed over the years.
A number of studies claim to prove to us what we already feel we know: friendship and connectedness are important for human wellbeing. According to a new study, as we age, friends become increasingly important to health and happiness. And supportive friendships were found to be a stronger predictor of wellbeing than strong family connections.
Most of us will have friends. But hardly any of our friendships will have formed and remained the same over time. Some will have been made in classrooms, some at work, others in clubs, online and during extracurricular pastimes. Some will have waned, others grown more solid due to a troubling life event.
Take part
We’d like you to share your thoughts on friendship, and how this has changed over time. You can fill in the encrypted form below, and we’ll use a selection of responses in a feature on the site.
