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Greetings everyone. Before we start, I have a quick question for you all. No thinking, just pure honesty.How many of you sitting here have tried changing yourself in the slightest just so you could fit in much better. A different love, a different choice. Altogether, a different version of yourself.Okay. Okay. You don't need to answer me.Just answer yourself in your heart quietly and truly. But the real question, the real deal narrows down to one point, one single point. Since when did being accepted start ...

Milan and several other Winter Olympics locations all across the north of Italy are preparing for a friendly invasion. Almost 3,000 athletes from around the world will come here to participate in the games. But tens, if not hundreds of thousands more people will come here as part of the organization, the country's delegations and of course as spectators.Now Italy and the Olympics are not easy to navigate. So to help them find their way, there will be 18,000 volunteers from all over the world. Of course, you ...

And I remember telling one of my close friends, I said, we were we were riding bikes somewhere and I just out of the blue, I don't know why it hit me. I I turned to him and I said, 'You know, you're one of those friends that if I was really in the I would call you. And his reaction is he didn't say thank you. He said, I'd be mad if you didn't.But the reason I bring it up is it's the same in a relationship, which is when you don't call me and ask me for help. When you don't call me and say, "I need to cry." ...

Friendships among new moms are often so intense that in the end, someone gets hurt. https://t.co/z1u43nXpQR https://t.co/x7L7KK65NE ...

Friendships among new moms are often so intense that in the end, someone gets hurt. https://t.co/sjGfP3zUPN ...

RT taco belle (@animalologist)I’ve noticed that many people who have trouble w/ friendships are either obsequious or constantly aggrieved — in either case they lack the tolerance for mild friction & think any expression of different values is a problem. They self-regulate post-conflict by finding a villain ...

Social Impact of Technology on Youth - Increased loneliness is observed in the younger generation [1] - Rise in social anxiety among children due to difficulties in initiating and maintaining conversations [2] - Decline in dating among young people because of lacking social interaction skills [2] - Students struggle with basic social interactions, such as asking for directions on campus [2] - Children are primarily learning to express themselves through technology, potentially hindering the development of other forms of human connection [2][3] Concerns Regarding AI and Machine Influence - Children are increasingly being raised by machines and companies that prioritize technological expression [2] - Over-reliance on technology, such as AI chatbots, may negatively impact the ability to form and maintain friendships [1] - The current generation excels at tech-mediated communication but struggles with traditional human interactions [3]

Mental Health & Migration - Research indicates migrants are more prone to depression, loneliness, and anxiety compared to locals [1] - In the UK and Wales, mental health-related hospital admissions are nearly double for migrants compared to natives [1] - Emotional and psychological unpreparedness is a significant issue for individuals studying abroad [1] Coping Strategies for Thriving Abroad - Silencing inner noise requires actions louder than fear [5] - Trusting oneself is crucial, similar to trusting external elements like roads or doctors [7][8] - Recreating a sense of home is possible anywhere, anytime, through familiar activities [9] - Initiating conversations can lead to meaningful connections and friendships [10][11] Personal Experiences & Anecdotes - An individual left a prestigious master's program after 11 days due to emotional distress [2] - Skydiving was used as a method to achieve mental clarity [5] - Standing on a frozen lake was used as a method to build self-trust [6][7] - Cooking familiar food, like biryani, helped recreate a sense of home [9]

Social Impact & Well-being - Highlights the prevalence of loneliness, stating that one in five people lack close friends and one in four experience regular loneliness [2] - Emphasizes the detrimental effects of loneliness on emotional and physical health, including increased anxiety, depression, weakened heart, and shortened lifespan [2] - Underscores the positive impact of friendship, noting that close friends contribute to increased happiness, health, and longevity [2] Barriers to Friendship - Identifies mobility as a barrier, with many adults living in different cities from where they were born [2] - Points out busyness as a significant obstacle, requiring approximately 50 hours of meaningful contact to develop a casual friendship [2] - Notes cultural neglect of friendship in favor of romantic relationships, evidenced by the lack of songs and resources dedicated to friendship compared to love [2] Qualities of Friendship - Defines a friend as someone you can talk to, depend on, grow with, and enjoy [3][4][5] - Stresses the importance of mutuality in friendship, involving a balance of giving and taking, seeing and being seen, hearing and being heard, knowing and being known [11][12] Call to Action - Advocates for treating friendship as a vocation, emphasizing its importance comparable to other significant roles in life [7] - Encourages prioritizing friends over screens, suggesting that the average person spends 5 hours a day watching streaming video, indicating a need to re-evaluate priorities [9] - Promotes embracing the risk of mutuality in friendships, highlighting that true friendship involves mutual vulnerability and sacrifice [10][11][12]