Three older women walking together along a tree-lined path

There's no universal number of friends or weekly visits that defines "enough" — the research points instead to a felt sense of connection, which varies by person.

A better question than "how many"

Ask instead: do I have at least one or two people I could call in a genuine crisis, and do I feel more energized than drained by my current level of contact?

Recalibrate as needed

If the honest answer is no to either, that's the signal to add more structured contact — not a specific headcount to hit.

Introverts and extroverts have genuinely different "enough" baselines — don't measure yourself against someone else's social calendar.