Psychology says the reason attractive, kind people sometimes have no close friends isn’t a personality flaw — it’s that they’ve often spent their whole lives being chosen for what they provide rather than loved for who they are
Some people are very easy to choose. They look good in a room. They remember birthdays, ask the second question and know what to say when somebody’s life comes apart. They are pleasant to be around, useful in a crisis and rarely the person who makes the evening difficult. Their p…