How is it that very few adults seem to have "friends"?

How is it that very few adults seem to have "friends"?
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You must know some strange people. All adults who I know have friends, good friends, but real friends, not just mobs of like minded acquaintances like many teenagers. I have not so much as heard of any friendless adults.
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