What do you do to maintain your close friendships

Hi everyone,

I am doing an analysis of how people maintain their friendships and what habits in our time are conducive to it and which ones are not. (The long summary is below). The midterm goal is also to write a book about it. And it would be fantastic if you could go through the questionnaire - and every full submission will be matched with a donation to Deworm the world. Thanks a lot.

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PS: If you have read Bowling Alone by Putnam, and go through the questions, you will notice some similarity of focus points. If you haven't, read it, it is a fantastic book ;)
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Sustaining Friendships in Midlife
Why do some people manage to keep their key friendships in the time-scarce years of Protected content others do not? Can some key practices be identified which can then be recommended to people to copy so that with limited investments of time and energy they can also gain the benefits of being in the company of some key friends when they hit old age?
The research project is intended to be data-driven – with an extensive survey at its backbone.
•What roles of friendship do people play for their friends (such as companion, project builder, networker / connector, cheerleader, energizer)
•Are certain types of friendship more resilient than others?
•Does friendship occur more instantaneous or take time to develop?
•What habits are beneficial or detrimental to deepening of friendships – including social media usage, TV and entertainment consumption, working and commuting patterns?
•What does the evidenced reduction in civic engagement mean for friendship building in our time?
Be advised that to fill out the questionnaire online at Protected content on a PC takes about 30 min. But every response to both the Personality and Relationship Survey is matched with a 10 EUR donation to Deworm the World (providing pills to African children killing stomach worms). Furthermore the testimonies of the first 60 responses state that filling out the questionnaire was a good exercise for reflection in itself.

Thanks for your support to this study, and if you agree with the goal of the study please forward the link Protected content or directly Protected content further on to a few friends.