Making Friends: Tips

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It's hard to make friends isn't it

Anyone got any tips on how to make friends

Personally I have found making friends to be quite difficult most of the time, especially in the post covid world. I had most of my luck at work followed by finding people with similar interests.

Ask them questions about themselves. That's the only thing I struggle with when chatting to people. It's not that I don't know what to ask or how or when to, it's just that I sort of feel awkward asking people things even if it's appropriate and is what they want.

Making friends is hard and maintaining the friendship is even harder in that you have to agree with everything they say and do and you can't have your own opinion.

I have a lot of difficulties apart from being on the spectrum that makes keeping and maintaining friendships difficult/impossible

I think I've reached a time in my life where I feel I'm ready to try and make an attempt to do something about this

That's why I made the thread really

I find it really easy to get friends. I mean I'm not everyones cup of tea but some people are drawn to me and vice versa

But I panic when I think about the responsibility of being someones friend. It literally gives me claustrophobia

So I can either carry on as I always have and just have acquaintances or I can push myself
I dunno

Do what works for you. Don't overdo it.

Indeed. However ....


No. Better to look for people with whom you genuinely share essential values, in the first place.

Agreement on essential values is necessary in a friendship. But don't pretend to agree on absolutely EVERYTHING. Emotionally and intellectually mature people understand that no two people are going to agree on absolutely everything.

Don't pretend to agree about everything, but don't harp on the disagreements either. Agree to disagree.