It’s easy to feel a little insecure about not having a massive group of friends, especially when everyone on social media keeps banging on about #squadgoals.
But a new study suggests that we really shouldn’t get too worried about not having many friends in our 30s, as happiness later on is more about the quality of friendships at this age, not quantity.
The study, led by Cheryl L. Carmichael of Brooklyn College, claims that happiness in middle age can be predicted by two different friendship related factors: the number of friends you have in your 20s, and the quality of your friendships in your 30s.