Friendships are central to happiness. Yet a new study suggests that who  you are friends with matters just as much as how many  friends you have. At a time when wellbeing is declining, stress is rising and loneliness is at an all-time high, nurturing meaningful connections is more important than ever. Recent findings show that having friends who differ from you in age, race, income or educational background can significantly boost life satisfaction. Diversity in relationships

At some point or another, life tears even the best people apart and it’s not always malicious or intentional. It’s just the way things happen. Television lied to us about adulthood. Most of us grew up watching “F.R.I.E.N.D.S.,” “How I Met Your Mother,” or, more recently, “New Girl.” And these shows promised big things for our twenties and thirties. We were supposed to move to a new city, stumble into the closest bar and suddenly find ourselves wrapped up in a group of goofy c