Friendships more valuable than other relationshipsABIGAIL DOUGHERTY/STUFF Eleanor Black: happy to have good friends. The thing is, you don't need these energy vampires clogging up your life, and you sure as hell don't need their approval. That's because friendship has an even bigger impact on wellbeing than family relationships, according to researchers - possibly because friends are the ones we actively choose to love. Actually, I think not having to explain yourself is crucial in all friendships. True friends are the people who like you as you are, and in the times when you are not at your best they draw from a deep reservoir of goodwill.

Source: Stuff March 03, 2018 18:56 UTC