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<p>[url=<a href=“http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2006/06/27/Metro/Study.Number.Of.Close.Friends.Dropping.In.U.s-2118664.shtml]Moar”>http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2006/06/27/Metro/Study.Number.Of.Close.Friends.Dropping.In.U.s-2118664.shtml]Moar</a> article!](<a href=“http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/06/060623093533.htm]Article![/url”>Americans' Circle Of Friends Is Shrinking, New Study Shows | ScienceDaily)</p>
<p>"In 1985, people said they had a mean number of 2.94 “close confidants”; by 2004, that number had dropped to 2.08, a decrease of nearly 30 percent. Social change may be to blame for the drop in the number of close pals, Smith-Lovin said, noting the way people spend their time these days affects the relationships Americans have with one another.</p>
<p>“More families are working in the paid labor force, and more women are working,” she said.</p>
<p>Additionally, the number of people admitting to having no one in their lives to confide in more than doubled from 1985-2004, from 10 to 25 percent."</p>
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<p>Hm, if I told you, this post wouldn’t be safe for work ;)</p>