There are many factors through which you can try to be happy. Internal as well as external factors. Considering happiness our near and dear one matters. The research found that those having a strong relationship with partners, family, or very close friends are happier, healthier, and live longer. You must recognize what makes you happiest every day. Find out a better reason to be happy. Various factors affect your happiness, many people contributing to your happiness, make sure you know what’s important and who’s important for mental peace and happiness and fulfilment.

Let’s have a look at which is the key to happiness. Friends or family? It is very difficult to answer. As both are equally important and the key to happiness.

But I practically feel that friends are important for happiness and they give a much comfortable and happier life than family. Though nothing is more important than family, scientific research found friends fit into the picture. Friends share more things than family. And those experiences left them feeling more emotions, such as happy, satisfied, and with a sense of meaning.

Research also showed that people report higher levels of well-being while hanging with their friends than they do with their partner, children, or other family members. People tend to spend more of their time doing enjoyable activities with friends than they do with their family members.

Family members and friends both are linked to better health and happiness overall. But only friendship became a stronger predictor of health and happiness, so make new friends, try to always explore new people and try to be friendly and communicate well with people.

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