Friendships don’t form overnight. Most friendships take shape thanks to proximity and shared experiences. Meeting the same people repeatedly and sharing mini experiences with them over and over sets the scene.
Friendships start in this cycle of regularly coming together in a circle of participation, sparking, and coming apart.For neurodivergent individuals who often want friendships to happen ASAP, this slow transformation from acquaintances into true friends is hard.
So is understanding the difference between an acquaintance and a friend, and how to bridge the gap effectively.An acquaintance is someone with whom you are friendly, but with whom your interactions are typically limited to a single context, like the hobby or activity you share a few times a week.
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