Articles On Meeting People And Making Friends
This section covers the steps that go into making friends, from finding people to meet, to organizing plans with them, to growing the friendship, to working out some of the kinks in your relationship.
Basic Principles
Meeting People
- Places To Meet People
- How To Find Events And Clubs In Your Community
- Improving Your Social Prospects Before You Try Meeting Anyone
Making Plans
- Making Plans With People
- Examples Of Ways To Invite People To Hang Out
- Inviting Yourself To Social Events
- Things To Do With Friends
- Examples Of Organizing Various Group Social Plans
Making Friends In Specific Situations
- How To Make Friends In College Or University
- How To Make Friends As An Adult / In A New City / After University
- Making Friends When You're Married
- How To Make Friends When You're Still Shy
- Going Out Alone To Meet New Friends And Practice Your Social Skills
- How To Have A Social Life Without Alcohol
Meetup.com
- Guide To Socializing And Meeting Friends At Meetup.com Events
- Types Of Meetup.com Events, Based On Their Social Dynamics
- Does Meetup.com Work For Making Friends?
Forming Certain Types Of Social Circles
- How To Make A Group Of Friends
- How To Join An Existing Group Of Friends
- How To Have A Lot Of Friends And Create A Large Social Circle
- Ways To Transition From Group To One-On-One Hangouts With A New Friend
Problems With Making Friends
- When Your Life Circumstances Interfere With Your Social Life
- Insecurities About Meeting New Friends In Dorky, Embarrassing Places
- Problems You Can Have While Trying To Make Friends In College
- When People Don't Seem Interested In Starting Friendships With You
- When You Don't Know Where You Stand With Someone, Focus On What Concrete Action You Need From Them
- When You Feel Like You Don't Fully Fit Into Any Social Group
- When You Live In An Area Where It's Harder To Make Friends
- Thoughts On Being Picky When Making Friends
- Wanting To Constantly Get A "Fresh Start" In Your Social Life
- When You Lose Interest In People Quickly
- Try Not To Bring An 'Adult Dating' Mentality To Making Friends When You're Older
- Why An Annoying Person May Be Included In A Group, While You're Not
- How To Make Friends When You Don't Like People
- When You Have Several Rare Traits And It's Harder To Find Compatible Friends
- Some People Just Get Unlucky At Meeting Friends
- When Trying To Make Friends Starts To Feel Like A Chore
Making Friends When You're Lonely Or Have No Friends
- How To Make Friends When You Have No Friends
- Patterns That Can Keep People Stuck In Their Loneliness
- Worries Of People Who Have No Friends
- Telling People Or Lying About Having No Friends
Factors In Whether It's Worth It To Hang Out With So-So Friends When You're Lonely
- Ways To Get Some Quick Social Contact When You're Feeling Really Lonely And Isolated
- Telling People You're Socially Lonely
- It's Not Unusual To Dislike Weekends When You're Lonely Or Have Mental Health Struggles
- When You Feel Really Lonely And Disconnected When You Don't Have Plans For A Few Days, Even Though Your Social Life Is Decent Overall
Planning Problems
- Worries People Often Have About Making Friends And Plans
- Why Potential New Friends May Not Follow Through After Talking About Hanging Out
- Ways People Can Unintentionally Leave Friends Out Of Social Events
- When Friends Are Always Late Or Unreliable
Problems With Existing Friends
- When You Feel Like A Second Tier Member Of Your Social Group
- When You Feel Like Your Social Circle Is Indifferent To You
- When You Always Have To Invite Your Friends Out First
- Why Friends May Hardly Ever Initiate Contact To Chat
- When Your Friends Tease You A Lot
- Some Unhealthy Friend Group Roles
- When You Feel Like Your Group Of Friends Could Be Better
- Ways To Feel More Connected To So-So Friends And Acquaintances
- How To Get Back In Touch With An Old Friend Or Acquaintance
- Why Awkward People Don't Always Get Along With Each Other
Turning Down Or Ending Friendships
- How To Let Someone Know You're Not Interested In Starting A Friendship With Them
- Ways To End A Friendship
