Sometimes when I am feeling a little lonely and/or nostalgic, just popping on an old Friends episode or an older How I met Your Mother episode can help. As pathetic as it might be, I think it's because they are familiar to me and make me feel like they are my friends. Not in a crazy schizo way but in a very tangential way. There are some interesting studies to back this up surprisingly.
Here is one: http://www.cm-life.com/2009/04/22/studyshowsviewersdeveloprelationshipwithtvcharacters/
And here is another: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=imaginary-friends
I 100% agree with these articles. It literally makes me feel better to watch these shows. Watching them, does not, however, mean I am feeling lonely.
Just an interesting thought for the day...
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