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no kids-in-school activities, no job related relationships. I think those are really the main ways younger adults make friends.
There's other ways and some people just make friends easily where ever/when ever.
also think it might be kind of an attitude thing too. A lot of people close their minds as they get old. If you want to make friends you have to open to different.
I think it is more difficult just because it's difficult to keep the friendships you already have, so people in general don't pay attention to add people to their lifes.
I like to meet new people and make new friends but the truth is some people like to keep their circle tight and don't go beyond when they click with someone or, for example, like to keep the relations in its place: work, gym, etc.
Yes. I recently relocated and I do not know anyone. It is pretty hard but I am hopeful that I will establish good friendships and a partner. I have been going to church and I see what I call familiar strangers. I guess that is a start. I will be starting school in the spring and looking for work. Hopefully, I will meet people then. I do plan to be very selective with my relationships. People can be very strange.
For me, it is harder to develop a social life in adulthood than it was when I was a child & teenager, while I was in school.
In school, socializing "just happened" due to proximity and enduring shared experiences (classes, etc.).
I no longer have that structure to enrich and nourish my interpersonal environment.
That's merely how it is for me, as an individual-
cannot say how representative it is of "older" persons as a demographic group, though.
In my case, I am not necessarily looking for many new friendly relationships. As I get older and wiser, I realize that I don't have time for BS, I am not interested in empty relationships, thus, I am more choosy when forming new relationships.
Don't get me wrong, I am friendly and polite with people, just not interested in every single person being my friend (like people on FB with 700+ "friends", really? )
I learned to value true friendship and spend time and energy on people I really care about.
I'm in my 30's and finding it extremely difficult to make friends I click with, find interesting and have manners! I can't seem to pinpoint what the heck is going on or how I need to change without completely lowering my standards.
The older I get, the busier I get. I don't have time to do anything but work during the day and babysit grandkids at night. Weekends I clean the house. No time to socialize. It was much easier when I was younger and LESS busy.
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