Angel29 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 How do you make new friends? I have friends but they are either married with children, have relocated and one is going through a bereavement. I tried meetup.com a few years ago. Initially I met some nice and normal people. As time went on, a lot of strange people attended or they were quite bitter about life. I have recently gone back to meetup and most people will not attend still due to covid and the ones that do have severe anxiety disorders and are so desperate not to be alone. I understand people do not want to be alone but I'm not that desperate to be with people and want to make friends naturally, not become friends with people who don't like their own company and don't want to be alone. Has anyone got any tips please and how and where to make new friends? Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
d0nnivain Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I had the most success making new friends as an adult through clubs & organizations. I joined a book club & got new friends. I joined a women's business group & an industry group for my profession & made new friends. I attend an alumni group for an organization I was a part of in college & made new friends. I volunteer in two civic organizations & made friends. I served on 2 boards of trustees for charities I care about & made new friends. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
FMW Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 @d0nnivain gave good examples. Just get out there and be involved with new things. The more people you interact with the more likely you are to find people you click with. I've developed some good friendships that way in recent years. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Love Yourself First Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Bumble Friends and Bumble Business are both underrated as hell, would recommend them for sure Link to post Share on other sites
ASG Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Literally all my friends come from work or conventions I'm a freelancer, so I tend to work several different jobs over any given year. Lets imagine that, during the course of a year I meet, on average, 100 new people. I don't become friends with 100 new people, obviously, but usually one or two tends to stick. With conventions, we're there because we all love the same tv show/s, so common ground is easy. Though I've been going to cons for so long, and I'm so set in my ways, that I find it hard to let new people in these days! I have a core group of friends, and then a wide group of acquaintances, but it hasn't grown much in the past few years. I put the effort in, though. I make sure to chat to people, go for drinks, just, in general, try to be sociable. Last year we were going through a pandemic and it might have been the year I made the most friends. Some I met while we were all working from home! We just decided to arrange weekly drinks to get to know the team, and BAM! Friendships happened! One of them is even becoming my lodger soon! Basically you need to put yourself out there. Either with some sort of hobby or something work related. Link to post Share on other sites
Alpacalia Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Most of mine are from high school and work and one I met 15+ years ago when she lived in the same apartment complex as me. It gets harder as you get older so get to work missy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Miss Spider Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 5 hours ago, Love Yourself First said: Bumble Friends and Bumble Business are both underrated as hell, would recommend them for sure I love bumble BFF second this also mutual passions/interests. Making new friends takes effort and consistency. It takes time 1 Link to post Share on other sites
introverted1 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 I think On 8/5/2021 at 5:25 AM, Angel29 said: How do you make new friends? I have friends but they are either married with children, have relocated and one is going through a bereavement. This is a good time to strengthen your friendship with the friend going through a bereavement. S/he likely needs your support now. Link to post Share on other sites
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