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28th January 2020
11:03am GMT

Southern Living reports that while families are grand and whatever, friendships can increase life expectancy, lower blood pressure, and even make it easier for us to tolerate physical pain.
Hanging out with your mates increases production of oxytocin, the hormone that releases when we feel good. In turn, this can make a person happier, more trusting, and more generous.
By association, a Harvard study also found that people who don't have close friends are more likely to suffer from depression and even more likely to die at a younger age.
Grim enough scenario.
All of this can end up being quite futile though if you take your friends for granted by not making plans with them, or losing touch over time.
It'd make sense then that planning a gals holiday would be the ideal way to ensure that you're reaping as much of those feel good hormones as you possibly can.
You'll even live a little longer for it too.
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