By Karla Angelica Pastores
Contributor

BIRDS of a feather flock together, or so they say. In psychology, we learned that you are drawn to friends who are similar to you in terms of traits and characteristics. As the friendship deepens, you become more and more similar to each other.

And…?

When it comes to our friends and family, we tend to trust each other’s judgments and opinions. We turn to our friends for advice and information, and, depending on the level of closeness we have with them, usually believe what they say.

During elections, first time voters typically look to their friends and family as credible sources of information as to which candidate to vote for.

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