article_snippet.sent: Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter now also play a major role in nurturing new friendships.
article_snippet.sent: It is a key time in us lives where friendships are grown through sharing notes, giving gifts, seeing each other regularly and laughing a lot. '
article_snippet.sent: As adults we can often forget how powerful these small things are and how the little things can make a difference.
article_snippet.sent: Small gestures are just as important as big ones.
article_snippet.sent: With growing external pressures being put on friendships these days, it's important to nurture and make time for our friendships. '
article_snippet.sent: If we could only do one additional thing a week to show we care and love we friends, it would create a stronger framework for the future.'
article_snippet.sent: Later in life we find we losing friends.
highlights_snippet.sent: Research also showed social networks Facebook and Twitter are crucial .