<p>How many of us struggle to make friends? Why is it harder to make friends as adults? How long does it take to make a friend, and how many of them are we capable of having? As the Creative Lead of BBC Radio 2’s Friendship Season during the pandemic, Friendship Lab Founder Sheridan Voysey was asked to give quick takes on these questions and more. Here are some fun facts to get you thinking on the importance of adult friendship.</p><p></p><img src="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1FriendshipFact-updatedstruggle-1024x1024.png" alt="" style="width: 768px; height: auto; cursor: pointer;" srcset="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1FriendshipFact-updatedstruggle-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1FriendshipFact-updatedstruggle-300x300.png 300w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1FriendshipFact-updatedstruggle-150x150.png 150w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1FriendshipFact-updatedstruggle-768x768.png 768w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1FriendshipFact-updatedstruggle-650x650.png 650w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1FriendshipFact-updatedstruggle-600x600.png 600w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1FriendshipFact-updatedstruggle-100x100.png 100w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1FriendshipFact-updatedstruggle-90x90.png 90w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1FriendshipFact-updatedstruggle.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" width="768" height="768" decoding="async" class="wp-image-1306" draggable="true"><img src="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2FriendshipFact-Adults-1024x1024.png" alt="" style="width: 768px; height: auto; cursor: pointer;" srcset="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2FriendshipFact-Adults-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2FriendshipFact-Adults-300x300.png 300w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2FriendshipFact-Adults-150x150.png 150w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2FriendshipFact-Adults-768x768.png 768w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2FriendshipFact-Adults-650x650.png 650w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2FriendshipFact-Adults-600x600.png 600w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2FriendshipFact-Adults-100x100.png 100w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2FriendshipFact-Adults-90x90.png 90w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2FriendshipFact-Adults.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" width="768" height="768" decoding="async" class="wp-image-1307" draggable="true"><img src="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3FriendshipFact-importance-1024x1024.png" alt="" style="width: 768px; height: auto; cursor: pointer;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3FriendshipFact-importance-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3FriendshipFact-importance-300x300.png 300w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3FriendshipFact-importance-150x150.png 150w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3FriendshipFact-importance-768x768.png 768w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3FriendshipFact-importance-650x650.png 650w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3FriendshipFact-importance-600x600.png 600w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3FriendshipFact-importance-100x100.png 100w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3FriendshipFact-importance-90x90.png 90w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3FriendshipFact-importance.png 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" width="768" height="768" decoding="async" class="wp-image-1308" draggable="true"><img src="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany-1024x1024.png" alt="" style="width: 768px; height: auto; cursor: pointer;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany-300x300.png 300w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany-150x150.png 150w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany-768x768.png 768w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany-650x650.png 650w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany-600x600.png 600w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany-100x100.png 100w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany-90x90.png 90w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany-50x50.png 50w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4FriendshipFact-howmany.png 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" width="768" height="768" decoding="async" class="wp-image-1313" draggable="true"><img src="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5FriendshipFact-howlong-1024x1024.png" alt="" style="width: 768px; height: auto; cursor: pointer;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5FriendshipFact-howlong-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5FriendshipFact-howlong-300x300.png 300w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5FriendshipFact-howlong-150x150.png 150w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5FriendshipFact-howlong-768x768.png 768w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5FriendshipFact-howlong-650x650.png 650w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5FriendshipFact-howlong-600x600.png 600w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5FriendshipFact-howlong-100x100.png 100w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5FriendshipFact-howlong-90x90.png 90w, https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5FriendshipFact-howlong.png 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" width="768" height="768" decoding="async" class="wp-image-1309" draggable="true"><img src="https://www.friendshiplab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/6FriendshipFact-attention-1024x1024.png" alt="" style="width: 768px; 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