When you post your original, it is generally helpful to post the full French version as it helps us get an idea of the mood and tone. If you have a translated version or suggestion then that help too as it enables us to latch on to your style. Mixing the two can sometimes be a little odd to read 8-).

Back to the question. "Rechercher la société" is used to describe a situation where someone is looking for company of others. A Google search with the expression in inverted commas got me this result, from which the meaning can be deduced (cf. second meaning), in spite of this being about "paisible".

http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/paisible

Qui est doux et pacifique.
Rechercher la société des gens paisibles.
(Par extension) caractère, humeur paisible.
Le mouton est un animal paisible.

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http://www.larousse.com/en/dictionaries/french-english/socié...


2. (littéraire) [présence] company, society
rechercher la société de quelqu'un to seek (out) somebody's company

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Don't know if you knew about the inverted commas thing for searches by the way but it is extremely useful. Google spat a couple of suggestions out within seconds.

is something of a fad word at the moment.

gregarious 1 Living in herds or flocks 2 fond of the company of others; sociable 3 having to do with a herd, flock, or crowd.
[Websters]

For me the word has always had meanings 1 and 3. I'm still not comfortable with people being described as "gregarious" - I tend to see them moving in herds and eating grass whenever the word crops up for people.

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