How to Make Friends as an Adult
Like many millennials, Ury is experiencing what’s becoming an aspirational lifestyle: living within walking distance of close friends. As more people work remotely, friends, rather than offices, are becoming the central compass around which people are seeking to orient their lives. Online, friendship is having a big moment: Videos on social media a... See more
Zoë Bernard • It shouldn’t be so hard to live near your friends
“Friends” as the ideal community
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it becomes tougher to meet the three conditions that sociologists since the 1950s have considered crucial to making close friends: proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting that encourages people to let their guard down and confide in each other, said Rebecca G. Adams, a professor of sociology and gerontology at the University of N... See more
Why Is It Hard to Make Friends Over 30? (Published 2012)
- Attend at least one event each month with different types of people. 2. Meet three new friends at these events. 3. Learn about new cultures by asking specific questions.