Making Friends

[DeliriousKris]

I've lived in Oklahoma for a year and a few months now, and I'm still having real trouble making any friends.
Now, I'm going to school full time and working full time, so I don't have time for a social life. =(

What have some of you done to make friends?

[Storm61115]

i have found a friend at work. her name is brittnie and i'm like her only real friend there because everyone else makes fun of her. i dont see a reason to make fun of her. she is a human being and she is no different then all the other people there.

[patti4me]

I've never had a lot of friends as I've always been shy and have drifted away from the ones I did have at work after I retired.  There are a lot of really good, sweet ladies at Church and I know I could count on them but I don't really consider any of them a close friend.  Its hard to make new friends especially as you get older so I really have no advice for you except just be yourself and enjoy being around ppl and maybe a friendship will evolve.  Good luck!

[EDW39A]

I have never had many friend either, and my best friends have died. One died in November of 2011 playing Judo, he had a heart attack. He lent me a CD set based on the book, "How to Make friends and Influence People". (Hope that is the correct title.) Made a few new friends online, by helping them to make some money! Not like the old friends, but that is okay. In the past I made new friends joining clubs, going to church, visiting the library and helping people out. Yes I made a few friends talking to new neighbors, one I see every Sunday.  With my new hobby of making money, I am sure I will make friends, lots of people seem to need a few extra bucks these days.

[dreamyxo]

meetup.com.  Find activities that interest you there's a group for it here.

[rmendoza1]

I have met some people on social networking sites and also people from church or work. The hardest part is just starting a conversation!

[cloudsoup]

i've found that it's difficult to make friends when your
only social setting is work. ugh. the only common
ground i've found with my co-workers... is WORK.
and i really don't want to surround myself with work
more than i have to, especially outside of it!

...where/how do you make friends? good question.
it's also difficult when you've moved to a new place
and everyone already has their friend-circle established.
seems like you have to know a secret code to break into
one of those! jeesh.

[Warhol04]

Being a student, there's really no reason you shouldn't have friends.  Social networking is the key.  I found my girlfriend through a mutual friend on Facebook.  I found the majority of my golf and poker buddies through mutual friends on Facebook. 

[jsmith96]

Tell Ya What.... To All that has replied to this post & to those who will in the future...
I'll be your Friend, If You'll be mine... Deal !!!


~~~~~ Jerry ~~~~~

[jsmith96]

Now Who Needs A Good Chuckle...

HER:


HIM:


Keep Smilin' ~~~ Jerry ~~~

[sherryinutah]

I'm an introvert so my default is set on spending time alone; however; sometimes it's nice to have a little bit of social interaction.

Whenever I smile and choose to be friendly...

I manage to attract extroverts.   

[djohnson43]

I agree with not having many friends. In my case it was because I was excesively shy and also bullied and teased as a child. I had 2 best friends as I grew up. One Joined the Navy right out of school and then his family moved. The other her mom decided to move her practice across the country so neither of them had a reason to come back to our home town. Now not even I live in our home town but my parents and brother do. I do miss them and to this day I really only have one friend and some aquaintences. But my husband and oldest daughter along with my little daughter are who I count on.

[kapeh12]

Most of the new friends/acquaintances I've made recently are my new neighbors and people I meet in clubs/activities - I do dance, exercise and figure skating - and meet new people that way.  If you have an interest in something, find a club or class for it and join - then you'll be around people with a common interest and makes it easier to start conversations.

[PGS28]

I'm about to move to a new state so I'll be attempting to make new friends soon myself.  Most people make friends from work or school.  I'll be going on meetup and other social networks to try to find positive minded friends.

[sassyc42]

Since you are working and going to school, maximize those opportunities (join a study group, participate in work functions) I think this would be the easiest way to meet people of like mind