How do you make new friends as an adult?
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To make friends as an adult, you have to accept yourself. Acknowledge your quirks, flaws, and strengths, then work on becoming your best self. Once you’ve built some confidence, put yourself in new environments. Most friendships form when you engage in a hobby and connect with other people who are doing the same thing. It rarely works the other way around—when you make friends first and then go do the hobby.
Even if it’s scary or you’re introverted, go take that Muay Thai class, join that book club, or volunteer. When you show up authentically, the right people will find you. I also want to acknowledge that making friends as an adult is hard. You will lose friends, and that’s okay. It just means you’re growing in a different direction as them.
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Even if it’s scary or you’re introverted, go take that Muay Thai class, join that book club, or volunteer. When you show up authentically, the right people will find you. I also want to acknowledge that making friends as an adult is hard. You will lose friends, and that’s okay. It just means you’re growing in a different direction as them.
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