I did include a link to the study in my post — it contains the full questionnaire that was used. Please read my post before commenting that something is missing. ☺

“Just be yourself” is great advice — if and only if you are someone who does well in these situations. Some people aren’t, and they wouldn’t be too happy to read your comment; for some, it doesn’t come naturally like it might for you. But to be even more pedantic, what these studies boil down to is figuring out the exact process by which relationships are created, the ingredients that go into them, and why some work, and some don’t. Incidentally, out of them we get a general formula to create a friendship, which is something very exciting for those of us for whom it might not be instinctive.