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I just found out from my friend Willis, statistics show that most people replace friends every 7 years. I can honestly say that as frightening as this sounds, this is quite true. Of 855 "friends" many many many of them are acquaintances or just old friends from junior high or elementary school. This was a study conducted by sociologist Gerald Mollenhorst of Utrecht University.

He conducted a survey of 1,007 people ages 18 to 65, and then contacted the participants seven years later. From the original group, 604 people were re-interviewed. The survey contained questions such as: Who do you talk with, regarding personal issues? Who helps you with DIY in your home? Who do you pop by to see? Where did you get to know that person? And where do you meet that person now?

Well I hope I am still close with friends that I am close to now in 7 years. It's only a survey of 1007 people, but you can ask yourself "How many of your friends, that you were close to 7 years ago, are you still close to?".