You’re not uncool. Making friends as an adult is just hard
It really is hard making friends later in life. You have to make a conscious effort.
I’ve found this part of the article to be so true … it’s how I maintain my closest friendships:
The key to building a community of friends is setting up planned interactions, like regular group events or rotating potlucks.
How do you make friends?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I find it a lot easier than I did when young. Mind you I was a really obnoxious kid, horrible to an extreme, noisy, dirty, out of control, unfit and completely lacking in social skills. Boy I miss the old days.
Fernapple
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Nov 14, 2021
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me too
This is so true. Now that I am over 65 and living alone, it's really hard. I have, however, made new friends this year, despite the pandemic. I have done this through playing live music with some other musicians my age. We meet once a week and jam together. During the rest of the week, we work on "assignments" the others have suggested for us. It gives us a sense of community, of belonging, and a sense that other people really care about what we do and who we are. It's definitely better than church!
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