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15 Research-Backed Ways To Make People Like You

Maggie ZhangJul 31, 2014, 21:18 IST

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Most of our friendships happen so naturally, we don't even realize how they started.

Sometimes, though, we want to make an effort to befriend a new acquaintance or to become a better friend to those around us.

We scoured the psychological research to find science-backed strategies to get people to like you.