Another finding is that people who are married or work together do not have as much of an effect on happiness as friends do.

VOA: special.2009.01.21

The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

This means that people who are alike often become friends or spend time together.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

In other words, people who are similar become friends or do things together.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

To put it mildly, the group of friends I've had over the years and ran around together with, it was originally seven of us and the healthcare system in the United States has killed us all but two,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.13

The New York meeting co-chaired by President Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was the first summit-level session of the informal Friends of Democratic Pakistan grouping, and it brought together leaders of some 25 countries and organizations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24