I noticed recently I'm loosing contact with a lot of my old friends. We're growing up, moving on and moving away. However, I don't seem to be making any new friends! I work full time but the people I work with are a lot older than me (by 20 years!) so we don't have much in common. I go to the gym a lot but I don't think thats a good place to meet people as the last thing I want to do is start up a conversation on the tread mill ! I live with my boyfriend and we have our own home so I have quite a few commitments out of work. I just wondered what is the best way to make friends and meet new people?
2007-01-10 23:11:14 · 19 answers · asked by ? 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
DON'T BOTHER MAKING NEW FRIENDS AS THEY WILL ONLY LET YOU DOWN LIKE YOUR OLD FRIEND. gET SOME IMAGINERY FRIENDS AS THEY ARE MUCH BETTER. mY FRIEND cARL TELLS ME TO WRITE IN cAP lOCKS ALL THE TIME
2007-01-10 23:19:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm in a similar position to you, many of the people I work with are either older or we move around alot so can't see much of each other. I'm starting a few courses this year and am looking forward to meeting a whole new group of people that are around my own age and live in the same area as me AND have the same interests as me because we're doing the same course.
Maybe have a look and see what's on you're local libraries notice board or join a volunteer group and meet some people.
2007-01-11 07:18:18 · answer #2 · answered by purplebuggy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Supermarket, frozen food section! Ask for advice, about food and see where it goes! Bus stops ask times or somesuch and see what happens. Just start talking to people, we have lost the art of just opening casual conversations with no agenda, no motives. The most surprising 10 minutes I had in Cambridge, when a girl asked to share my umbrella, took my arm and walked the 10 minutes to the bus station. fantastic, never saw her again, but so what? Just a pleasurable experience that might have gone some where if I had not been married. Try it sometime. Remember expect nothing but just revel in those brief encounters, and savour the experience.
2007-01-11 07:37:51 · answer #3 · answered by ANTHONY J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just start up a conversation with people. If they are in the least bit having additional friends they will continue to talk back.
You could always sign up for a club that you like such as scrapbooking and meet new people that have at least one of the same interests as you.
2007-01-11 07:19:23 · answer #4 · answered by charmz21lucky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Join clubs and stuff that your interested in, then you are likely to meet lots of like minded people that I am sure you will get on with. I am in a similar situation myself, and am planning to start a evening course, and hopefully make friends there. I did one before and made good friends doing that. Once your in a situation that forces you to talk to people then it is easy to make friends.
2007-01-11 07:20:18 · answer #5 · answered by Dunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just comes in your life.. You never notice.. POOF! This one's gonna be my friend!Meet friends by starting a conversation with them and later on, hanging out with them. I really can't give you a good answer because I am like you too.. almost. I'm going to graduate this year and I am afraid that i wouldn't find friends in college.. That's one of my biggest fears but I know, GOD will make a way for me to find a friend there and it's quite impossible if I can't even have one friend there.
If you like online friends, try chatting at yahoo messenger and join www.friendster.com, www.tagged.com, www.myspace.com--> a handy of good friends can be found there.
2007-01-11 08:03:17 · answer #6 · answered by tinywee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just dont try to hard,new people and friends ,will come along on thieir own.Even getting chatting to people in a bar can start of a new friendship.when your out with your boyf next time,try it,you might be surprised!
Or what about organising a street party next summer,and getting to know some of the people in your area?my mums neighbours did that and everybody got on real well!?
2007-01-11 08:02:59 · answer #7 · answered by pinkydinkydoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all to make new friends you will have to start first. You should not wait for situation where anybody will come and say that "Would you like to make a friendship with me?"
Secondly, don't forget your old one friends. You just try to re-connet with them, there should no any ego-problem to communicate with your old friends. They will realy feel good, when you will communicate with them by calling or messaging or e-mailing or sending messages by post.
2007-01-11 07:30:08 · answer #8 · answered by sunil_skag 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to take up some hobbies. think of something you are interested in and find some groups that are based on that. team sports are always good, as are group exercise sessions. there are lots of them around. if you join an exercise group, you get the health benefit from it also!
2007-01-11 07:52:48 · answer #9 · answered by Katya M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have the same problem, you need to be more outgoing, maybe do evening classes or something that makes you mix with others on a regular basis, needs to be communicative tho not just an excercise class, maybe languages etc.
Good luck.
2007-01-11 07:18:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it does not matter what age peopel are join an evening class or group where people share similar interests to you and then you are going to meet similiar minded people and have fun and be happier, strange how we all need each other.
2007-01-11 07:19:37 · answer #11 · answered by battista 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋