FRIENDSHI
HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AS AN ADULT
Making new friends as child or in college is easy. With marriage, job, children and busier schedules it can be harder to make friends as an adult. Here are some tips.
FRIENDSHIP
No matter where you are in life, it’s important to make new friends. Stages of life change, we move, friends move, get busy with a new lifestyle or chapter, so it’s nice to continually expand your circle.
WHERE TO FIND NEW FRIENDS
Get involved – whether it’s through volunteering, a club, community, church or networking for business. Ideas: church, special interest clubs, sport leagues, alumni association, your children's school.
HOW TO APPROACH A NEW FRIEND
Make a new friend just by sitting by someone at a conference, or party and swapping numbers or IG handles and chatting! If it feels like you are "hitting on them" then you are probably doing it right, haha!
If you can’t make something, no big deal, life happens but you should initiate the reschedule if you cancelled. By initiating a reschedule it shows you want to see that person and you didn’t just drop the ball. After all, no one wants to keep chasing a new friend.
HOW TO START A CONVERSATION
Give a compliment, ask questions, a quick introduction of your name, just see if there is friend chemistry! Yes friend chemistry exists!
MAINTAIN THE FRIENDSHIP
Just like dating someone new, you have to give this new friend attention! Check in, ask how they are doing. You are going to be more attentive with your new friend because you are building the foundation! Share secrets, know her birthday, pick them up, show her you are a big supporter!
HOW TO MEET UP AFTER
Ask your friend to meet up for coffee or to an event you are going to! New friends don’t have to become best friends right away. Don’t put so much pressure on creating this magical best friend moment, a friendship will evolve the way it’s supposed to over time spent.