{"id":4579,"date":"2016-09-05T19:36:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T17:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=4579"},"modified":"2022-05-27T09:26:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T07:26:52","slug":"the-age-we-start-losing-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2016\/09\/the-age-we-start-losing-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"The Age We Start Losing Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

C1 – Advanced<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever heard of the saying, “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out”<\/em>? A psychological research revealed that people start losing friends earlier than we thought. Our social circle actually starts to shrink when we reach 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article below to know more of the facts about people and relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/qz.com\/689017\/research-has-uncovered-the-precise-age-at-which-we-start-losing-friends\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Do we need a lot of friends? How many friends do you think one needs to have?
2. What do you think are the reasons why we start losing friends at a certain point in our lives?
3. Why do you think women keep more friends even as they age compared to men?
4. What’s your thought on this statement: “Social media may well be changing friendship.”?
5. How do you stay in touch with friends?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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