A recent analysis challenges the tidy explanation that fear of intimacy drives adults to keep friendships shallow, suggesting the prevailing view may overlook another motive.
The piece argues that many adults have "done the math" on relationships that run only one way, indicating a pragmatic assessment rather than an emotional avoidance.
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According to the report, the core reason is that these individuals were the person everyone leaned on while receiving little reciprocal care, prompting them to limit depth in future connections.
