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Are you good at building friendships? Here’s how to tell.

To build closer friendships, experts say tell your friends you appreciate them, be vulnerable and “repot” the relationship.

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An illustration of hands making a pyramid built of books, cards, a soccer ball, a text asking to hang out, a bouquet of flowers, and a tiny pie on the very top.
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For the past 23 years, Chris Michaud has crammed a few dozen friends into his Brooklyn apartment for a version of Friendsgiving — what he now calls “Tiny Pie Day” — because all the food is bite-sized.

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