10 unnecessary stupid facts about friendship

Now that it’s raining more than ever, know that we’ll still have each other. You can stand under my umbrella. Ella. Ella. Eeh. Eeh. Eeh. Isn't it nice that you can stand under the umbrella of some people when things get tough? That’s what friends are for. Did you know this about friendship?

1. Women are better at maintaining friendships than men. One in three women meets her best friend in high school, while for men this is only one in six. Men form stronger friendships later in life.

2. It takes more than 200 hours before you can consider someone your BFF.

3. A maximum of 150 friends can fit in your brain. More than that you wouldn't be able to maintain, research shows. Eh, I personally find that quite ambitious.

4. Oh look, these are normal numbers. In real life, nearly half of all Dutch people have one to five friends. 28 percent have six to ten friends. Ten percent have ten to fifteen friendships and seven percent see more than 16 people as friends.

5. 21 is the average age at which we meet our besties.

6. Hanging out with friends with whom you have a love-hate relationship is bad for your blood pressure and stress levels. In fact: chilling with your frenemies is worse for you than with people you just outright dislike. Can you imagine?.

7. Friendship is just like a train journey. Some get on, some get off, others stay until the end. Maybe a strange thought, but after seven years you lose half of your friends. Your circle of friends doesn't shrink, but the composition does change.

8. Eleven percent of the Dutch feel they receive too little attention from friends, while sixteen percent feel they themselves do not give enough attention to their friends.

9. Fifty percent of our friends have the same level of education.

10. Most beloved: cows really have best friends with whom they spend most of their lives. I WANT A COW NOW.