It’s So Hard To Make New Friends as an Adult
Why is it so, and how to find new buddies
“I need new friends.” I told Clara one day over lunch.
“Is there something wrong with me?” She asked.
“Of course not, silly! I just need more people to hang out, people like me who don’t work the 9–5 anymore and have interests similar to mine.”
“Then you should check this app. My mom used it to go for a hike with people she never met. She’s still using it but she’s also arranging trip and nights out with some of the people she met thanks to it.”
According to my friend Clara, I’m not the only one who finds it hard to make new friends as an adult.
She finds it easier to hang out with former schoolmates or people who became part of her life in her twenties than those she met at work or the gym now that she’s — like me — over 30.
But why it’s harder for adults to make friends than it’s for children?
People commonly make many friends at a young age primarily because of growing up in a community with the same background or interests, whether it’s your religious center group, the type of school you attend, or the activities you perform in your free time.
