I was having dinner with my roommate as we began to talk about friendship. We had met randomly, knowing nearly nothing about each other before agreeing to live with one another. Upon meeting for the first time in our living room, there was a mix of “wait, I think I like you” and “but wait, I know nothing about you.”
When meeting new people, both romantically and platonically, our nervous systems light up when finding commonalities. Whether it’s a shared experience or similar interests, we light up when we sense chemistry with…
