How To Make Friends More Easily explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.
One crucial thing we all wish we had known before
reaching adulthood is that adulthood can be
lonely! Whether you’ve moved away for college,
travelling across the world, or surrounded by
crazy kids all day, the need to find friends
is so important to our mental health as adults.
5 psychologically proven methods to make new
friends and curb your loneliness. Make sure
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Starting with our first friend-finding method:
Start small, with people you already know
Yes, I know it doesn’t sound appealing, but it’s
great practise and can get you out of your comfort
zone to prepare you for other friendships, because
meeting new people can also be intimidating. Plus,
ask an old acquaintance or work pal to grab lunch
or a coffee, or start a conversation with another
parent at the jungle gym. These simple acts
will bring a surprising sense of new found
Or you can get to know your friends, friends. Next
time there is a small gathering or get together,
Chances are high that they will have some
type of common interest with you that can
be the basis of your conversation, and maybe even
the driving force to get together in the future.
takes a lot of the worry and intimidation that
comes with finding new friends. Give it a try!
Socializing with friends of friends won’t
Turning down invitations to weddings, work
parties, or your child’s classmate’s birthday
party with the fear of ‘not knowing anyone
there’ is the exact mindset that is keeping you
lonely! Have a judgement free, open mind with
any situation that you feel could possibly
lead to a new friendship, or even just a new
simple conversation. Because let’s be real,
aren’t willing to open up and be vulnerable.
your life changing for the better in no time,
Have you ever recklessly danced with your
co-worker at the open-bar staff Christmas
party? If not, you’re in for a real treat!
Number 3: Scrap the small talk and be genuine
then not really care to listen to the answer?
We are in a generation of social-avoidance
and small-talk. People now more than ever,
the average person is fixated on their self-doubt
with thoughts like “what should I say next” or
“what is this person thinking of me”, instead of
showing a genuine interest with active listening.
To practise being more genuine on a day-to-day
strangers. Step out of your comfort zone!
If you ask how someone is, genuinely care for
the answer - even if it’s automated on their
Number 4: Learn how to get to know someone
So, you scraped the small talk.. Now what?
slowly becoming a lost gift. This is another
one we can blame on social media and the idea
that we already “know” the people we see on
the social platforms. News flash.. you don’t!
girlschase.com, people who lead conversations
come off as more confident, attractive, and
trustworthy. Leading the conversation and
getting to know someone really all comes down
to confidence and respect in asking crucial and
in mind where the question-boundary lies.
they do for a living, what are their hobbies,
what are their priorities and goals, what
motivates them, what are their passions, or
what are their worldly views. Use questions
in the right context, be genuine when asking
and listening, and don’t forget to share things
about yourself to avoid the ‘interview’ feel.
Getting to know someone is all fine and dandy,
until the questions are being reciprocated.
Authenticity is not only powerful, but it’s
actually necessary for a long-term friendship.
When meeting someone new or rekindling an old
friendship, do not hesitate to share details
Opening up about yourself also paves the way for
a judgment free zone that will make your friend
comfortable enough to open up about themselves.
Don’t hesitate to have boundaries of what you
are comfortable talking about or what feedback
you take about a situation, because in the end,
*News Reporter Voice* Plan cancelling is on the
rise with numbers at a dangerous all time high ..
I know it sounds silly, but just as we are a
generation of social-avoidance and small-talk,
we are equally bad for cancelling plans. Let’s
be honest here, even if you weren’t the one to
yourself why you said yes in the first place.
Talk yourself IN to the plan rather than out
of it for the few days leading up to it. I
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