Why Do We Lose Friends in Middle Age?

You’re 30–something and have fewer friends than in your 20s? You’re definitely not alone.

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An old friend and I recently sat down to catch up, and one of the topics that came up was the fact that we’d both — in our late 30s — found ourselves with far fewer friends than we’d had in our 20s or even early 30s. Why does this happen to so many…