1. Adult Friendship Maintenance

2. What research suggests
Will you stay close with your friends?
Some adults do remain friends for life.
More typically friendships turnover throughout life

3. Life Circumstance Variables
Formation
Maintenance
Termination

4. Social Address Theories
Friendship maintenance is easiest when two adults are at the same “developmental social address.”- Examples?
Friendship can become strained when one changes their developmental social address- Examples?

5. Friendships = “Couples”??
Close relationships are based on intimacy
Social address theories go beyond simply sharing a common activity
The attachment is probably due to reciprocal support experiences.
Will you stay close with your friends?

6. Paper Questions?
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