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Here are some pro tips I use to make friends. How to Make Friends As An Adult (The Easy Way) Making friends as an adult doesn’t have to be hard—if you know how to do it! Here are some pro tips I use to make friends, whether it’s in a new city or in the professional world.
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Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. I hit my social peak at five years old. Kindergarten was “da bomb,” let me tell you. I was double-booked for play dates. I frequently had three, yes, THREE birthday parties on the same weekend. During lunch, I had a system to hang out with all of my friends. I would eat my sandwich at the blue table, eat my carrots at the green table, and eat dessert at the red table (where the best swapping was). At recess, it was agony trying to decide if I should play tag, do the monkey bars, or trade stickers at the big oak in the corner of the playground—often panting while trying to do all three. When the end-of-school bell rang, I would skip along the line of waiting mothers in their parked cars and high-five all of my friends as they pulled away. Sometimes, I cried before “having” to go away on school break. And then… middle school. It went downhill from there. Why is it so hard to make friends as an adult? Am I the only one who struggles with this?! I want to teach you how to make friends as an adult. I was waiting to board a plane at an airport the other day and overheard two little boys have this incredible interaction: Hi, I like trucks. I like trucks, too. This is my dinosaur. Cool! Can I be your friend? Yes! Let’s play with dinosaurs on trucks. Watch our video below to learn how to be more sociable: I wish I could walk up to someone nice, tell them something I liked, and then ask them to be my friend. If only it were that easy! For some reason, becoming adult friends gets much trickier. Here’s why: We meet fewer new people. We no longer have new classes every semester like we did in college, an infinite number of high school clubs, or sports or summer camps to attend. Our priorities have changed. As kids, priority number one is fun. You want to play. You have recess, school vacations, after-school play dates, and camp. As adults, we work, we have family responsibilities, and we have to pay bills. Oftentimes, play, fun, and relaxation take a backseat. We’re too cool. Let’s be honest: asking someone to be your friend sounds lame. Why? Because it’s terrifying! They might say no. So, we act like we’re too busy for friends, like we’re too old for play dates, and like we don’t need anyone anyway. We’re afraid of being rejected, so we don’t put ourselves out there. We’re worried that someone might be secretly toxic , so we hold back. We’re worried about being taken advantage of, so we pull away. But here’s the thing. Friends matter. Money will come and go, and career success will fade in later years, but friends only make you richer. I believe that finding, building, and maintaining fulfilling friendships is one of the most important things we do in our lifetime. I know it’s hard. But I have a big idea. I want to give you a different approach to making friends: Friendship is the new romance. I feel incredibly blessed to have found the most amazing group of friends after many, many years of awkward searching. They love to dress up in crazy costumes, are willing to participate in my science experiments (usually) and put up with my weird antics (like asking to be blindfolded and seeing if I can recognize each of them by scent). We attempt to play soccer together: (We have won only one game so far. #winnersatheart) We have weird theme parties: (Dress Like Your Heritage) (Dress in all white and have a spontaneous picnic) (Christmas Toga Party…because why not?!) We have adventures: (My husband humored me by taking the only 2-person kayak because I was afraid to go alone) Looking back, I realized we had gone through a courtship process of sorts. (They are going to tease me mercilessly for writing this post, I am sure of it). It made me begin looking into the process of making friends. I was fortunate enough to talk to readers all around the world who have found their “best friends.” Except for the lucky few who had friends from childhood, those who had found adult friends had experiences remarkably similar to mine. They had to “date their friends” first. So, I want you to court your companions. Flirt with friends. Date your peers. I want you to think about making friends like dating but without heartbreak. It’s totally okay to make a New Year’s resolution about finding your soulmate and spending time and money on dates wooing the perfect romantic partner, but for some reason, it’s weird to say that your goal is to find a best friend. Let’s change that. In this post, I want to show you how you can search for your best friend. Whatever this means to you—build your buddy system, hone your homies, meet your mates: How to find the right kind of friends How to transition from acquaintance to confidante How to build solid friendships.
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How to make your friends like you
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How to make friends that are like you
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Article:
Here are some pro tips I use to make friends. How to Make Friends As An Adult (The Easy Way) Making friends as an adult doesn’t have to be hard—if you know how to do it! Here are some pro tips I use to make friends, whether it’s in a new city or in the professional world.
Click here for how to make friends like you
Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. I hit my social peak at five years old. Kindergarten was “da bomb,” let me tell you. I was double-booked for play dates. I frequently had three, yes, THREE birthday parties on the same weekend. During lunch, I had a system to hang out with all of my friends. I would eat my sandwich at the blue table, eat my carrots at the green table, and eat dessert at the red table (where the best swapping was). At recess, it was agony trying to decide if I should play tag, do the monkey bars, or trade stickers at the big oak in the corner of the playground—often panting while trying to do all three. When the end-of-school bell rang, I would skip along the line of waiting mothers in their parked cars and high-five all of my friends as they pulled away. Sometimes, I cried before “having” to go away on school break. And then… middle school. It went downhill from there. Why is it so hard to make friends as an adult? Am I the only one who struggles with this?! I want to teach you how to make friends as an adult. I was waiting to board a plane at an airport the other day and overheard two little boys have this incredible interaction: Hi, I like trucks. I like trucks, too. This is my dinosaur. Cool! Can I be your friend? Yes! Let’s play with dinosaurs on trucks. Watch our video below to learn how to be more sociable: I wish I could walk up to someone nice, tell them something I liked, and then ask them to be my friend. If only it were that easy! For some reason, becoming adult friends gets much trickier. Here’s why: We meet fewer new people. We no longer have new classes every semester like we did in college, an infinite number of high school clubs, or sports or summer camps to attend. Our priorities have changed. As kids, priority number one is fun. You want to play. You have recess, school vacations, after-school play dates, and camp. As adults, we work, we have family responsibilities, and we have to pay bills. Oftentimes, play, fun, and relaxation take a backseat. We’re too cool. Let’s be honest: asking someone to be your friend sounds lame. Why? Because it’s terrifying! They might say no. So, we act like we’re too busy for friends, like we’re too old for play dates, and like we don’t need anyone anyway. We’re afraid of being rejected, so we don’t put ourselves out there. We’re worried that someone might be secretly toxic , so we hold back. We’re worried about being taken advantage of, so we pull away. But here’s the thing. Friends matter. Money will come and go, and career success will fade in later years, but friends only make you richer. I believe that finding, building, and maintaining fulfilling friendships is one of the most important things we do in our lifetime. I know it’s hard. But I have a big idea. I want to give you a different approach to making friends: Friendship is the new romance. I feel incredibly blessed to have found the most amazing group of friends after many, many years of awkward searching. They love to dress up in crazy costumes, are willing to participate in my science experiments (usually) and put up with my weird antics (like asking to be blindfolded and seeing if I can recognize each of them by scent). We attempt to play soccer together: (We have won only one game so far. #winnersatheart) We have weird theme parties: (Dress Like Your Heritage) (Dress in all white and have a spontaneous picnic) (Christmas Toga Party…because why not?!) We have adventures: (My husband humored me by taking the only 2-person kayak because I was afraid to go alone) Looking back, I realized we had gone through a courtship process of sorts. (They are going to tease me mercilessly for writing this post, I am sure of it). It made me begin looking into the process of making friends. I was fortunate enough to talk to readers all around the world who have found their “best friends.” Except for the lucky few who had friends from childhood, those who had found adult friends had experiences remarkably similar to mine. They had to “date their friends” first. So, I want you to court your companions. Flirt with friends. Date your peers. I want you to think about making friends like dating but without heartbreak. It’s totally okay to make a New Year’s resolution about finding your soulmate and spending time and money on dates wooing the perfect romantic partner, but for some reason, it’s weird to say that your goal is to find a best friend. Let’s change that. In this post, I want to show you how you can search for your best friend. Whatever this means to you—build your buddy system, hone your homies, meet your mates: How to find the right kind of friends How to transition from acquaintance to confidante How to build solid friendships.
How to make someone likes you
How to make your friends like you
How to make friends when you don t like anyone
How to make friends like you
How to make friends that are like you
How to make people instantly like you