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One in 10 do not have a close friend and even more feel unloved, survey finds 
  
 Millions of people in the UK do not have a single friend and one in five feel unloved, according to a survey published on Tuesday by the relationship charity Relate. 
  
 One in 10 people questioned said they did not have a close friend, amounting to an estimated 4.7 million people in the UK may be leading a very lonely existence. 
  
 Ruth Sutherland, the chief executive of Relate, said the survey revealed a divided nation with many people left without the vital support of friends or partners. 
  
 While the survey found 85% of individuals questioned felt they had a good relationship with their partners, 19% had never or rarely felt loved in the two weeks before the survey. 
  
 UK relationships under the microscope 
  
 "Whilst there is much to celebrate, the results around how close we feel to others are very concerning. There is a significant minority of people who claim to have no close friends, or who never or rarely feel loved – something which is unimaginable to many of us," said Sutherland. 
  
 "Relationships are the asset which can get us through good times and bad, and it is worrying to think that there are people who feel they have no one they can turn to during life's challenges. We know that strong relationships are vital for both individuals and society as a whole, so investing in them is crucial." 
  
 The study looked at 5,778 people aged 16 and over across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland and asked about people's contentment with all aspects of their relationships, including their partners, friends, workmates and bosses. It found that people who said that they had good relationships had higher levels of wellbeing, while poor relationships were detrimental to health, wellbeing and self-confidence. 
  
 The study found that 81% of people who were married or cohabiting felt good about themselves, compared with 69% who were single. 
  
 The quality of relationship counts for a lot, according to the survey: 83% of those who described their relationship as good or very good reported feeling good about themselves while only 62% of those who described their relationship as average, bad or very bad reported the same level of personal wellbeing. 
  
 The survey, The Way We Are Now 2014, showed that while four out of five people said they had a good relationship with their partner, far fewer were happy with their sex lives. One in four people admitted to being dissatisfied with their sex life, and one in four also admitted to having an affair. 
  
 There was also evidence of the changing nature of family life – and increasing divorce rates – in the survey, which found that almost one in four of the people questioned had experienced the breakdown of their parents' relationship. 
  
 When it comes to the biggest strains put on relationships, a significant majority (62%) cited money troubles as the most stressful factor. 
  
 The survey also found that older people are more worried about money, with 69% of those aged 65 and over saying money worries were a major strain, compared with only 37% of 16 to 24-year-olds. 
  
 When it comes to employment, many of those questioned had a positive relationship with their bosses, but felt putting work before family was highly valued in the workplace. 
  
 Just under 60% of people said they had a good relationship with their boss, but more than one in three thought their bosses believed the most productive employees put work before family. It also appears that work can be quite a lonely place too: 42% of people said they had no friends at work. 
  
 Nine out of 10 people, however, said they had a least one close friend, with 81% of women describing their friendships as good or very good compared with 73% of men. ||||| Get the latest from TODAY Sign up for our newsletter 
  
 / Updated By Meghan Holohan 
  
 After a bad day, many people turn to a friend. A buddy who may offer a sympathetic ear or come up with some distracting activity to share. But what if you had no bestie? A recent study from the United Kingdom reveals some surprising info—one person in 10 people has no close friends. 
  
 That may also be true for Americans, but it might not be as bleak as it sounds. 
  
 “Ten percent [without a best friend], that’s a fairly safe bet,” says Geoffrey Greif, a professor of social work at the University of Maryland. That doesn't mean the "friendless" are completely lonely — couples often think of their partner as a best friend, says Greif. 
  
 “In the past 50 years … men are more apt to say that [their wives] are their best friends,” he says. 
  
 Greif has studied friendships in the United States, looking at how adult males form and maintain friendships as well as how couples pursue couple friendships. In the 2012 book, “Two Plus Two: Couples and Their Couple Friendships,” he wrote with Katherine Deal, he found that most adult couples have friends, but the number varies significantly. 
  
  
  
 “About the median number of couples friends was five, but the range was one to 30,” says Deal, a professor emerita at the University of Maryland. 
  
  
  
 The British data came from Relate, a nonprofit group dedicated to relationship counseling, which surveyed 5,000 people across the United Kingdom about the state of their relationships. While it found that most people report good relationships with families, friends and colleagues and four of five couples experienced a happy relationship, the study also revealed that as many as 5 million people in the U.K. might be friendless. 
  
 Greif says there could be many explanations for reporting no close pals. It's possible relocation to a new area means people are struggling to find friends. Or perhaps the type of friendships they have don’t allow for platonic intimacy. Or a marriage or love relationship dominates time. 
  
 “Every couple has the same struggle, how much time do I spend by myself as an individual, how much time do I spend with my partner,” Greif says. “How do we balance these issues around time? It’s usually the couple's friendships that go.” 
  
 Friendships also change throughout people's lives. When couples have young children and are jostling for security at work, they tend to have fewer friends. 
  
  
  
 As children age, couples often turn back to pre-family "couple" friends, which, in turn, can help stabilize a relationship. 
  
 “The people we talked to really felt that having friends, and particularly friends in common, really helped them a lot. What was interesting to us was that it helped their relationship with one another,” Deal says. 
  
 When couples go out with other couples, partners are able to see each other in their element. Maybe a husband sees his wife telling jokes and he remembers how funny she is. Or, the couple sees their friends acting badly and vow to not treat each other that way. In any case, friendships remain important for healthy romantic relationships. 
  
 “I think it can be really important, especially when you have couple friends you both like,” says Greif. |||||

Having no close buddies might sound lonely, but it's not so rare—at least not according to a British study that finds that almost one in 10 people lack close friends. In other words, about 4.7 million Britons don't have BFFs, the Guardian notes; that's a "significant minority," a researcher says. The study was based on 5,778 people over the age of 16 in the UK. Does the same friendship figure apply in the US? An expert tells Today it's "a fairly safe bet." But a lot of people, he notes, see their spouses as their best friends. And spending a lot of time focused on one's partner can limit one's outside friendships, Geoffrey Greif adds. "Every couple has the same struggle: How much time do I spend by myself as an individual? How much time do I spend with my partner?" he notes. "How do we balance these issues around time? It’s usually the couple's friendships that go." The study also found that four in five people report a good romantic relationship, but one in four feels sexually dissatisfied, the Guardian notes. Well, there's always chocolate.