Frequency of spending time with friends was positively related to happiness and
fell just short of a positive correlation with meaning. Percent time spent with loved people was
significant with meaning, but surprisingly irrelevant to happiness, possibly because loved ones can
be difficult at times. People with more meaningful lives also agreed that “relationships are more
important than achievements,” and that item was unrelated to happiness, though it was in the same
positive direction and therefore the item did not meet our criteria for inclusion.