How to Make Good Friends

Friends have a huge impact on your happiness. Good friends relieve stress, provide comfort and joy, prevent loneliness and isolation, and even strengthen your health. But close friendships don’t just happen. Many of us struggle to meet new people and develop quality connections. Whatever your age or circumstances, though, it's never too late to make new friends, reconnect with old ones, and improve your quality of life.

Here are a few tips on making friends

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How to make friends tip 1: Know what to look for in a friend

A good friend listens to you attentively without judging you.
He/she would accept you
Feel comfortable sharing things about themselves with you.

How to make friends tip 2 : Be friendly and social

Focus on others, not yourself, the key to connecting to other people is showing interest in them. When you’re truly interested in someone else’s thoughts, feelings, experiences, and opinions, it shows;and they’ll like you for it.
Organize outings like picnics, cinema outings and so on.

How to make friends tip 3 : Meet new people

Volunteering can be a great way to help others while also meeting new people.
Support a football team; so that you can have something to talk about with new people of similar sport teams.

How to make friends tip 4 : Create time for your friends

Not everything should be about work, work and work; have a calendar to schedule time you'll spend with your friends, just like you would for errands/appointments.

How to make friends tip 5 : Be the friend you would like to have

. Be prepared to listen and support friends just as you want them to listen and support you.
No one is perfect and every friend will make mistakes. No friendship develops smoothly so when there's a bump in the road, try to find a way to overcome the problem and move on.