OK, I found this study to be pretty interesting. The reason is, I have a lot of really close friends that I vacation with and do weekly dinners with, but I'm not sure I have some of the types of friends this expert says we should all have.
A behavioral psychologist in the U.K. named Robin Dunbar just shared some new research into how many friends we all actually need. According to the survey on the Daily Mail, he says we definitely need some, but we don't have the emotional capacity or energy to handle too many.
Here are the exact numbers he says you need, which seems like a bunch to me!
1. You need five best friends. Meaning the ones who'd give you a kidney.
2. You need 12 to 15 supportive friends, the people who'd be really upset if you died.
3. You need 50 good friends. These are people you'd invite to a big birthday party, but maybe not a small dinner party.
4. You need 150 regular friends- Those are people you're happy to see at weddings or reunions, but don't keep in touch with all the time.
He also says the best number of people for a dinner party is six, the best number for a vacation is eight and the best number for a book club is 10.
