How long have you known YOUR best friend? This is the age people meet their forever pal
MORE than a quarter of Brits meet their best friend between the ages of five and ten, a new study has revealed.
More than a quarter of Brits meet their best friends in their primary school years
The research found our primary school years are the time we are most likely to meet the person we call our best friend (27 per cent).
While for 18 per cent of us, that person will stay the pal we trust the most for our entire life.
The poll of 2,000 adults, by baby nasal spray brand Snufflebabe, reveals the majority of us will have met our best friend by the time we are 15.
Research revealed the majority of us will meet our best friend by the time we are 15
For 23 per cent of us, children of family friends or someone we meet at nursery will mean we have our best friend before we turn five.
Indeed, three in ten say we are still mates with our first ever friend from when we were toddlers (31 per cent).
And 25 per cent of us believe we have kept the same best friend for more than 26 years of our life.
This research shows just how many of us meet our best friends as children
However, the study found that many of us will lose contact with our best friend as our lives become more hectic.
Two thirds are no longer in contact with the first friend they made (64 per cent).
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Moving away from the place we met them is the most likely cause of this (38 per cent), followed by growing apart as we get older (30 per cent) and some even falling out (3 per cent).
This means half of us will never speak to our best childhood friend again (51 per cent).
Although social media does bring some back together with 14 per cent admitting they want to find an old friend and 21 per cent saying they speak online all the time.
Three in ten said they are still mates with their first friend ever from when they were toddlers
Midwife and baby expert Teresa Walsh said: "This research shows just how many of us meet our best friends as children and keep in contact throughout our lives.
"Joining mother and baby groups is great for both parents and children.
"For our children it allows them to interact with others and could lead to them finding their lifelong best friend."