How do you make friends at the age of 33?
I was focusing on my career and just working - suddenly realised I don't have any good friends. I quit my job, in depression right now. I am also an introvert which makes it very hard for me to go to a public gathering. I also don't smoke/drink. How do I make new friends?
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Friends are overrated, you dont need to. If you organically bond, good enough otherwise its fine. If you are married your partner makes uo for it for the most parts.
That being said to organically bond, you need to increase the surface area meaning you need to stumble into new people to make new friends. For people like me its just colleagues and old school/college friends.
Anyhow at 33 you dont really make friends just acquaintance so its better to rebond with your old buddies which I am sure you must have lost touch with rather than finding new ones.
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Friends arent overrated lmao Yes you need to learn how to be happy being alone and then focus on making friends But having friends to talk to, hang out with and go outside with is very fun
I suggest travel - especially in group trips - this is the way I have made most of my friends!
I second this. I'm not sure where you live, but in Bangalore you've multiple platforms like Plan The Unplanned who have short (1/2/3 days) treks or backpacking trips. Good way to meet people.
You could also join NGOs like Robinhood Army where I've seen quite a lot of folks to be 25+ and so it's not that hard to connect on things.
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Bhai sorry to break it to you but as zakir bhai has said jo dost school ,college mai ban gye bas ban gye.....
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Meet people. See who you'd like to meet again and if there's reciprocation, invest in them. Invest your time and energy. Get to actually know them by spending time 1:1. Before that, do the inner work on what kind of a friend are you and what do you bring to the table (not talking about tangible benefits). Keep checking in with your new friends regularly. It's a life long process. Every human relationships go through ups and downs. Longevity of these relationships depend on how we manage them well.
Trek with indiahikes or trek the himalays if you’re into fitness, you will be with people for 5 days in wilderness. You will vibe with someone
Go to outdoor activities like swimming or gym or dance class or indoor mountain climbing or anything you like. You will find people there whom you can be friends with.
Dating can help, but i know for heteros getting a match is difficult
Make friends over some game if you’re intovert , but be careful
Do group activities you like. Badminton, pottery, dance classes, treks, Toastmasters, CultFit group classes, etc. - whatever suits your fancy. All you need to do there is be open to interacting with people and if needed, suggest plans for right after (like, lunch/dinner nearby right after the activity). Some will say no and that's alright. Stay consistent enough in showing up and you can slowly build familiarity with each other and the organizers (depends on frequency of events). Then you or others you met can plan other activities of shared interest too.
That's for friends.
For close friends, it needs to be a lot of shared interests and high trust. So, consider it a level higher in difficulty level and tackle it that way