How to make friendship work. A conversation with Robin Dunbar
Inner Life, Talks and Thoughts
Evaluating New Friendships and Cultural Dimensions in Friendship
The quality and duration of a new friendship can be predicted by the frequency of communication in the first month after meeting. Friendships are evaluated based on seven cultural dimensions or pillars, where ticking more boxes strengthens the friendship. These dimensions are acquired in teenage years and can change over life as we meet new people. Friendships and close family members exhibit homophily in cultural dimensions, influenced by biological and psychological factors. Gender plays a significant role, with 75% of friends being the same gender. There is also a strong ethnicity effect, not limited to race, but including people from the same community or village, often reflected in dialect differences. Language and dialect are essential pillars of friendship, aiding in identifying individuals from one's community.
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