Why you should have fewer friends

Granted, sounds funny at first. Why should it be better to have fewer friends ? Even back in school, it was always the case that the most popular students fanned most of the friends around.

But a recent study from the US now wants to find out that a large circle of friends is not even so good for us.

For the long-term study , published in the American magazine Child Development, around 170 young adults between the ages of 15 and 25 were observed.

The focus was on the friendships of the study participants and their physical and psychological condition. The circle of friends of the participants was also scrutinized by the scientists. Here, the subjects had to give information about close confidants in their lives and information about their well-being.

The researchers were able to evaluate possible signs of depression, anxiety and self-esteem and social acceptance.

The result of the researchers was surprising. The most popular kids of the school with a large circle of friends did not necessarily lead a happier life later .


Rather, it turned out that teenagers, who at the age of about 15 years had few but deep friendships, later suffered less often from depression. In addition, the less liked in school later had a higher self-esteem and suffered less often than a social phobia.

Feeling under the weather? Your pyjamas could be to blame

If so, you're not alone... a study of 2,500 young people found that the majority regularly wait over a fortnight before washing their nightwear.

Women argued that they swap between different pyjamas during the week and then end up forgetting how long they'd worn them for, while 78 per cent of men said the main reason for their lack of frequent washing was because someone else did their laundry.

According to the Huffington Post, most responders depended on smell to figure out if their clothes needed cleaning, with 50 per cent of men and 41 per cent of women saying that if their pyjamas didn't smell bad they wouldn't bother changing them.

However, there can be serious health implications if you leave it too long as a build-up of bacteria can cause acne and staphylococcus bacteria on the skin can lead to infection if it gets into cuts and bruises.

E Coli bacteria, which is found in the bowel, can also cause infections such as cystitis if they get into the urinary tract.

Experts recommend that you keep your pyjamas washed weekly to keep them clean and prevent infection.