If you’ve ever found yourself realising all your friends have upped and left the state (me) and your Friday nights are hanging with your cat (also me), you’ll know the panic of thinking, “I need to make new friends”.
And you’ll also know there’s a multitude of articles out there that give you “tips” on how to make friends as an adult (because it turns out that it can actually be hard to forge connections with other people).
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I went on a year long experiment of trying each one of these so-called “tips” in the hopes of finding my forever people.
This is what I found out:
1. Joining a club is a good idea, but you’ve got to be able to commit.
I tried a book club, where I ranted passionately about the ending of 'The Younger Wife' to a silently stunned group. It was fun (overwhelming everyone with my opinions aside) but then I forgot to attend once, twice, three times… You get the picture.
If you’re going to get the full benefits of joining a club to make friends you - big shock - have to actually attend.
Even if my rant hadn’t scared off these women, my ghosting act didn’t do me any favours. But the thing is, I work full time and study full time. Life can get busy for me. For that reason, joining a club isn’t the greatest way for me to make friends because I can’t commit to a regular schedule. I knew after several attempts at trying this tip, I could scratch it off my list as workable for me. Next!
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