The ‘Perfect Friendship,’ According to Aristotle

Why do some friendships last and others fade?

Niklas Göke
Nov 1 · 5 min read
Photo: Thomas Barwick/Getty Images

WWhen was the last time you hung out with your best friend from grade school? The one you told all your secrets to, had inside jokes with, even did a blood oath with? It’s probably been a while. Maybe a couple decades. Despite all the #rideordie hashtags and our massive collections of Facebook “friends,”…

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