As one gets older...?

Question

How come its harder to make friends?

Answer 1

as kids we are like a white paper and we want to write on it as much as possible, every new friend adds a line but as one gets older we become more selective due to the experiences we go through, to the knowledge we get, the criteria upon which we choose friends become more and more narrow it becomes harder to find exactly what we want and what would fit our expectations

Answer 2

Maybe it's just that you realize what friends are all about and you become a little more practical. You look for peple who share interests and beliefs and experiences and that you really click with and face it as you get a few years under your belt the pool of possibilities gets quite a bit smaller. But the good thing is when you do find a good friend it is more likely to last a lifetime and be worth the wait.

Answer 3

i think maybe it is harder because we are much more busy in our own lives, our children, our work, our mates...etc....but i do believe that it is important to understand that old friends are the best friends and if we can make a few new ones along the way...then that is great....and remember you have to be a friend to make a friend....

Answer 4

It's because we get more selective who we hang out with and life does get in the way whether through job, marriage and etc... Finding a good friend to last you a lifetime is rare these days...

Answer 5

it is harder to make friends because we want to much from our Friends nowadays, such as trust.... we have learned the bitchiness also, and also there is to many people out there that gossip also...
which i hate.. i often make friends with my kids friends mums......or i stick to friendship from relatives, ie:aunties and uncles or cousins....if you do want to still try and make some new friends try my suggestions above, or go into anonymous chat rooms and say you only want to talk to people in your area, and that way you can swap your address or go to McDonald's for a cuppa and start a friendship from there....
i wish you the best in luck... catwoman

Answer 6

I think there are few factors:
1- We work and can't spend too much time on socializing.
2- We become more selective.
3- We become parents and more time goes to kids than friends.

Answer 7

Because as we get older and slow down we do not make any effort to make new friends. I have been married for 50 years and my wife is enough for me and I am enough for her, we stick together and look after each other and are content !!.
Cheers Pete

Answer 8

It's because everyone becomes settled. To let someone else into there life is hard for them to do. The old friends have proved themselves over the years. You have to prove your self before they will let you in

Answer 9

That's not true, as I got older I have made more friends then when I was young.

Answer 10

People already have their established friends circles. They become too set in their ways and not so open to new relationships and connections.