The question that is trying to be addressed is: In what ways does social life change as you move into adulthood and as you get older? The codes used are change in frequency and convenience which are defined as how relationships change over time and also the change from more availability for relationships to more convenient relationships. Also Dating/Marriage/Kids which would be defined as anything involved in marriage, relationships, or relationships set up through children. Then work relationships, which are defined as any relationships set up in accordance to work or proximity to work. Lastly, prior relationships which are previous relationships set up in college or even earlier and how to handle them.

The answers collected aggregate to a certain set of answers. It was found that as time goes on and you become an adult, you will move away from being friends with a lot of people and shift to a smaller group of people. This smaller group of people will have more in common with you and they were not as easy to find as friends found in college. Because as adult, your life is bound to get busier, there are also relationships that will need to be created due to sheer convenience and proximity. Other large factors in the establishment of relationships are work related relationships. Work plays a large role in the life of an adult and spending so much time in an area ensures the creation of new social relationships. You will create bonds with your coworkers.

Another stressed issue in relationships that are created comes due to your intimate partner and even children. A spouse is a large source of interaction of your adult life which includes their friends, coworkers, and also their family. Your children will also set up relationships and naturally you will have to interact with their parents so that is seen as another source of creating new relationships. The previous three are all created through convenience which is a reoccurring trend through the creation of interactions when one becomes an adult. The last source of interaction would come from previous relationships. Life long bonds are created in college and even from your childhood. You will have to manage interaction with this final group which may be hardest to contact. These could be lost overtime but these also play an important role over time.