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Robin Dunbar: Circles of Friendship

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

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Men's Friendships Are More Club Like Than Women's

Women tend to have a romantic partner and then a best friend for ever. In men, on the other hand, what you tend to find is that they either have one or the other. And we think that's because girls establish very intense, personalized friendships. Whereas guys live in this much more casual social world where the identity of the person matters less than whether youare a member of a club.

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