Is it that the older you get the busier people get with their own lives.
2006-07-27 12:32:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I think it's that our society doesn't really place that much importance on social skills... stuff like intellectual intelligence is considered much more important than emotional intelligence. Parents don't seem to teach their children (or ask that their children be taught) social skills.
Also, I think that as we become a more technologically advanced society, we lose our facility with face to face contact. We're so used to emailing, IM-ing, etc... other generations are much more used to phone calls, letters, and lunch-time meetings.
2006-07-27 12:44:06 · answer #1 · answered by Sahara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think people get busy with their own lives and spend so much time invested in maintaining the relationships they already have that they're not interested in putting the immense amount of time required to develop new friendships. Cultivating and maintaining friendships takes a LOT of time and effort, and a lot of people would rather expend that effort on an intimate relationship and children.
2006-07-27 19:35:27 · answer #2 · answered by athena1213 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because certain people are shallow and don't like to accept people out of their clique. I'm an independent person, and it's actually quit fun. I have some friends but I pefer to spend time alone. No fighting, lying, or anything bad goes on when you're by yourself, because it takes 2 to tangle.
2006-07-27 19:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by +♪♫ rip my jeans.not my ♥ ♫♪+ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have lots of friends and a few very close friends (the ones i actually trust)... and yes it can get hard to keep in touch with such busy schedules (work/college). but as for me
i always keep in touch by phone/email and i try to hang out with all the ppl i talk to as much as possible. another fact that can make friendships go apart (even for a little while) is when theirs a special person in our lives. they tend to get jealous & not want their partner hanging out with friends. that happened to me!
2006-07-27 19:40:22 · answer #4 · answered by CALI GIRL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, It's because the older the get, the tighter the groups of friends get. They don't always want new people in.
2006-07-27 19:36:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well an theese days people "not all" are to worried about themselves. I had one female freind an she was always in my buisness, if I asked not to tell anyone somthin personall I told her it got round faster then the wind blew, an with freinds like that you dont need enimies!
2006-07-27 19:56:12 · answer #6 · answered by Teresa T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should first start a conversation and talk about things that interest both of you. I tried to befriend businessmen older than me and had no luck. simply because our interest are different. so i would go for people my age. good luck
2006-07-27 19:36:47 · answer #7 · answered by The King of Games 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mybe it's because people have their likes/dislikes and routines so set by the time they reach adulthood that they are wary to disrupt that
2006-07-27 19:35:28 · answer #8 · answered by paddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the older you get the more responsibilities and the more active peps lives get it will calm out give it time let them get organized
2006-07-27 19:36:24 · answer #9 · answered by Silly Girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most people are so consumed with themselves and have already grow use to their lives!!! People suck anyways mama!!!! Who needs them ? Independence is way better!!
2006-07-27 19:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by nothing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋