Relationship Between Churches And Barks

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I agree with you when you say churches and bars are a great place to make connection and reduce social isolation, but how do parks reduce social support? personally, I go to the bark to be alone so that i can think or clear my head. I feel alone at the park. I don't make any connection when I'm at the park, people at the park usually stay to themselves. In the church, people hug one another and tell them that they are loved, they ask each other for advice and look up to one another. In the bars you can easily connect with others when they are under the influence, but at the park, when you look at someone for too long they become

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