Ha! Yes, it's a bit too much like work, fair enough. (And for full disclosure, I tend to be a little cavalier about articles outside my discipline, though--tend to grab the ideas that interest me and not worry about the rest--so I can confidently offer you reassurance that even a lightweight skim will be interesting.)
Anyways, yes--the strong tie/weak tie concept caught my eye, as well, because it helped reconceptualize weak ties not as pale versions of shallow ones but as ties that had their own criteria and advantages--the ability to help you make big jumps outside your immediate social circles being one of them.
You're sweetie's a bit older than you, right? Is his experience similar to yours? Plus there's the whole dynamic of making friends together, as a couple, that's got it own logic. I feel like there's a big regrouping going on amongst folks my age, as the most intensely job-oriented and kid-oriented folks drop those who aren't following the same paths, and a number of others decide their dance cards are full, and they're not looking for more friends. It's an odd thing, and I'm not sure if I'm just particularly aware of it right now or it's a broader characteristic of the late 30s and early 40s. M.
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Date: 2013-09-16 01:11 am (UTC)Anyways, yes--the strong tie/weak tie concept caught my eye, as well, because it helped reconceptualize weak ties not as pale versions of shallow ones but as ties that had their own criteria and advantages--the ability to help you make big jumps outside your immediate social circles being one of them.
You're sweetie's a bit older than you, right? Is his experience similar to yours? Plus there's the whole dynamic of making friends together, as a couple, that's got it own logic. I feel like there's a big regrouping going on amongst folks my age, as the most intensely job-oriented and kid-oriented folks drop those who aren't following the same paths, and a number of others decide their dance cards are full, and they're not looking for more friends. It's an odd thing, and I'm not sure if I'm just particularly aware of it right now or it's a broader characteristic of the late 30s and early 40s. M.