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It’s official — making friends gets harder the older you are, according to new research .

A survey of 2,000 Americans examined how people feel about their social circles and their ability to create and maintain friendships in modern times.

The results from Talker Research saw seven in 10 (69%) agree with the notion that having a lot of close friends becomes difficult as you age.

The average respondent was found to have about four (3.6) close friends at the time of surveying.

Inevitably, people lose touch and friendships fade and the findings indicate the average person loses nearly one good friend per year. When asked to reflect on how many friends they’ve lost touch with in the last 10 years, respondents estimated they’d seen nine (8.7) f

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