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Jan 2021
2m 37s

Does love really harm friendship?

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You may know the adage "One lost, ten found". Perhaps we should add, "one found, two lost" to our colloquial dictionary. A British study has established that entering into a romantic relationship distances us from our friends. Two of them, to be very precise. Let me explain...

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