Cliques are a natural part of childhood and adolescence – but are they doomed to persist into adulthood too?  

Cliques are a natural part of childhood and adolescence u2013 but are they doomed to persist into adulthood too?  

Are friendship cliques still inevitable in adulthood?

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When we speak of cliques in adulthood, we are intimating their bad qualities; the ways in which they can engender hot-headed feelings of shame, worthlessness or competition

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Cliques are a natural part of childhood and adolescence – but are we doomed to have them follow us into adulthood too?  

Are friendship cliques still inevitable in adulthood?

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Are friendship cliques still inevitable in adulthood?

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