Dr. Marisa Franco

And so when you share affection with someone, when you say, oh, I've just really enjoyed your company, or you really made me think when we've hung out together, or I just really appreciate this, like, thank you so much. When we do things like that, we tell people, hey, you're not going to get rejected. And remember how I said fear of rejection is one of the biggest barriers to friendship.

And so when you share affection with someone, when you say, oh, I've just really enjoyed your company, or you really made me think when we've hung out together, or I just really appreciate this, like, thank you so much. When we do things like that, we tell people, hey, you're not going to get rejected. And remember how I said fear of rejection is one of the biggest barriers to friendship.

So the more that we can make people feel like they won't be rejected, the more they'll want to be friends with us. And so the implications of this is if you want to belong, make other people feel like they've they'll belong.

So the more that we can make people feel like they won't be rejected, the more they'll want to be friends with us. And so the implications of this is if you want to belong, make other people feel like they've they'll belong.

So the more that we can make people feel like they won't be rejected, the more they'll want to be friends with us. And so the implications of this is if you want to belong, make other people feel like they've they'll belong.

Well, one of the big factors I would say is vulnerability. Are you able to feel comfortable being vulnerable with each other, sharing your struggles, sharing what's really going on?

Well, one of the big factors I would say is vulnerability. Are you able to feel comfortable being vulnerable with each other, sharing your struggles, sharing what's really going on?

Well, one of the big factors I would say is vulnerability. Are you able to feel comfortable being vulnerable with each other, sharing your struggles, sharing what's really going on?

There's this study on, it's called like the 36 questions to fall in love that was covered in the New York Times, but it's based on the study that when this researcher gave people questions of increasing intimacy to do together, they found that at the end of just a short period of time for people answering these questions, they reported being Pretty close to each other, just within an hour.

There's this study on, it's called like the 36 questions to fall in love that was covered in the New York Times, but it's based on the study that when this researcher gave people questions of increasing intimacy to do together, they found that at the end of just a short period of time for people answering these questions, they reported being Pretty close to each other, just within an hour.

There's this study on, it's called like the 36 questions to fall in love that was covered in the New York Times, but it's based on the study that when this researcher gave people questions of increasing intimacy to do together, they found that at the end of just a short period of time for people answering these questions, they reported being Pretty close to each other, just within an hour.

And so that research really finds and other research that finds that actually when we're vulnerable, people like us more, where I think a lot of us have the misconception that people like us less. But in fact, when we're vulnerable, we show to people that we trust them and that we like them.

And so that research really finds and other research that finds that actually when we're vulnerable, people like us more, where I think a lot of us have the misconception that people like us less. But in fact, when we're vulnerable, we show to people that we trust them and that we like them.

And so that research really finds and other research that finds that actually when we're vulnerable, people like us more, where I think a lot of us have the misconception that people like us less. But in fact, when we're vulnerable, we show to people that we trust them and that we like them.

And so when we can really, really be vulnerable with each other, that's when we see the friendship really deepening.

And so when we can really, really be vulnerable with each other, that's when we see the friendship really deepening.

And so when we can really, really be vulnerable with each other, that's when we see the friendship really deepening.

It means to share something that you fear is risky or exposing.

It means to share something that you fear is risky or exposing.

It means to share something that you fear is risky or exposing.