Propinquity is a fancy way to describe how close you are to someone else, either physically or emotionally. Behavioral psychologists, people who study human behavior, coined the concept of "The Propinquity Effect," which consists of three components:

  -- The closer you are to someone, the more likely you are to like them.
  -- The more you see someone, the more likely you are to feel positive about them.
  -- The more similarities you share with someone, the quicker and more you will like them.

It's also been shown that a disrespectful, selfish, or mean person invalidates the propinquity effect. In other words, people will go to great lengths to avoid an unfriendly person.

Becoming aware of the propinquity effect allows us to make use of it in our lives. How do we help ourselves be nearer and spend more time with the people we like? How do we cultivate our own friendliness so others want to be nearer and spend more time with us? It's useful to understand that this can be done both in person and online.

Propinquity can be developed by spending more time with people. The more you see them, the more you like them and they like you. The more you listen to them, the more you learn, the more you are likely to want to spend more time with them and them with you.

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