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NB: This may not be a word-for-word transcript. How Some Friendships Last – and Others Don’t Iseult Gillespie In a 2008 study, psychologists asked participants to rate the steepness of a hill. Those who were accompanied by a good friend judged the hill to be less steep than people who were alone. This is just one of many ways friendships can change how we see and move through the world. Friendships can boost our academic performance, help us deal with setbacks, and even improve our health. And the relationships we form in our childhood and teenage years can shape our beliefs, values, and emotional growth. It’s clear that friendships are important, but making and maintaining friends isn’t always easy. Let’s start at the beginning. If you struggle with approaching new people, you are far from alone. In a series of studies, participants had conversations of varying lengths with strangers. Afterward, they were asked to estimate how much they thought each stranger liked them. Ac
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