Q&A for How to Become Good Friends With Someone

I know it's hard to be direct about your feelings sometimes (especially if you have anxiety), but you should talk to her. Just tell her you miss her and that her friendship is really important to you. Invite her out to do something you know she'll really want to do. If she's too busy to hang out sometimes, try to keep up with her by text, phone, social media, etc. Also, try to make friends at your new school. Join some activities, approach some new people, etc. You don't want to rely on this one person for all of your happiness.

No. One apology is enough if it's a genuine, meaningful apology. It gets annoying if you continue to apologize after your original apology has already been given.

First of all, get to the root of the problem, the reason behind the argument, and approach your friend with an apology. Even if you weren't totally at fault, you can probably find something to apologize for, "I'm sorry I said _______," or whatever. They might apologize as well and then you guys can move on. If not, they may still be upset and you might need to give them a little more time and space.

Try to talk to them on the phone and/or on social media as much as possible, and come up with fun plans for those times when you are together.

Becoming friends with someone is a great way to start a relationship. It will give your crush a chance to get to know you better and possibly something more.

Try to make plans with them. If they accept, they want to be friends!

You can always ask. But basic signs include sharing secrets and generally being open and comfortable with you.

You can try to work something out with the person who is causing drama. Make sure they know you are simply making a new friend and nothing more than that.

The same way. Follow the guidelines in the article; they are not gender-specific. Be yourself and find common interests to talk about with the person.

Make her a priority in your life. Make plans together, call her to see how she is doing and work hard to be a better friend.

Just be nice to them, accept that and find a different friend.

Figure out what good qualities that person has and why he or she would be worth getting to know better and write about it.

No, definitely not! Even if it did, don't let that fear stop you from making a new friend.

Ask them about what hobbies they enjoy, what sort of foods are their favorites, sports, TV shows that you share in common, ask them how they are, how they're finding school, get to know them.

First of all just because you get along for a while doesn't mean that you will be BFFs forever. Friends come and go. That's just part of life. Do more things you like to do, like clubs, or sports for example. This will help you meet people with whom you share interests. Think about the reasons you have lost your friends and try to change it in the future.

Apologize and say that is was really wrong what you said, and that you hope she can forgive you. I'm not going to guarantee that this will work because people are sensitive.

Tell her (calmly) how you feel about what she's doing and try to get her to agree to a compromise. If she continues being unfair, get an adult involved, like a parent or teacher. If you can't resolve the conflict, you might just need to find new friends.

Try to get in touch with them on social media, or even go old school and become pen pals. Try to find common ground by asking questions about them so the conversation flows. This allows you to get to know them and maybe develop it into a friendship.

A great way to stay in touch is to email each other or contact each other on social media. You can also invite them over for sleepovers or just to hang out. Making new friends can be difficult, but really all you have to do is broadcast your interests and find people that share them. I also doubt your friends will think any differently of you.

Take your time and get to know them a little. Ask their friends what this person is interested in. Then, you can easily think of a conversation.

You can always try to become friends with their friends as well. It can be really fun having friend groups rather than just having one main best friend, and it can be a lot less awkward an much easier to approach this person if they are hanging out with someone you are already friends with.

Don't take sides, but see if you can get them together to talk about the fight. Maybe you can help them come to a compromise or understanding. If they're not ready to talk, just give them some time to cool off.

Leave them messages to let them know that you'd like to talk to them, but if they don't answer, there isn't really much you can do unfortunately. Sometimes friendships just have to end.

Spend more time with him. Have more conversations. There are simple ways to make him talk to you more. He may be purposefully ignoring you because of something, in which case talk to him and resolve the issue. Otherwise, do some outside, away from work/school activities with him. Go on a hike, have lunch together, meet each other at the park. Just make sure your friendship is on the right level and spend more time with him.

Have you ever heard the saying, "It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"? It means that real human connections are always worth the pain of losing them. It's what life is about. Living a full life means experiencing both the highs and lows.

Follow the steps in the article! You don't have to straight up ask her to be your BFF, just start trying to spend more time with her. Ask her if she wants to hang out at your house, go to the movies, etc. Ask her about herself, and tell her about you. Don't come on super strong, just try to build the friendship little by little.

Try to be honest with both of them and do not pick one side or the other. Try to show them that they should work out their differences and let them know that you are their for both of them.

Friendship doesn't require agreeing on everything. A friend is someone you think is worth it to share your ideas with and listen to what they think. Someone you trust won't hurt you once they find out some personal thoughts. If a stranger says you're ugly, you don't care, because it's their opinion, not yours, and they're a stranger and you can't please the whole world anyway. Point out that she's being a tad hypocritical, but enjoy the friendship and ask to understand why she was offended.

She will always talk to you, and share her ideas. She also would trust you with her privacy. She would invite you to her house, and hang out with you a lot.

You could invite this friend's best friend to join you guys when you hang out with each other. This way you also make another friend, and it would be a very nice gesture. They'll be less likely to feel jealous if you're all hanging out together and they see that you're a nice person.