Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are

Author(s): Carlin Flora
Publisher:
Date: 2013-01-15
Format: EPUB
Language: English
ISBN10: 0385535430
Pages: 288

Why is dinner with friends often more laughter filled and less fraught than a meal with family? Although some say itΓÇÖs because we choose our friends, itΓÇÖs also because we expect less of them than we do of relatives. While weΓÇÖre busy scrutinizing our romantic relationships and family dramas, our friends are quietly but strongly influencing everything from the articles we read to our weight fluctuations, from our sex lives to our overall happiness levels.