How To Make Friends

By Shaughn Prestige
Making friends, especially if you are new to an area can sometimes be a daunting task. When I moved to a new city I found it hard to make friends and relied on my sister who also moved there. After she moved I was left on my own devices to learn how to make new friends. Some things that I found were good ways for making new friends was to join some clubs. I started playing for a friendly softball team made up of mixed women and men. Although it was a team originating from my sister’s work, you get to meet other people there too like your opponents. In fact I know someone from my team who met a new friend and now he married her, and they were from an opposing team. After a game you can go out with each other for a drink of beer and chat. Joining a gym is another good method on how to make good friends. If you want to know how to make female friends in particular, you should consider regularly participating in the aerobic classes. They can be more socially inclined from the main gym weights and equipment area as often you get to buddy up with someone for some of the aerobics exercises. In particular if you do a boxing class. Turn up a few minutes early to classes and you even get to chat and mingle with new friends that you have made.



If you are not the sporty type of person, there are other ways on how you can meet and make friends. Look for an activity that you like, and then go out and join a related club, may it be roller-blading or roller-skating then go to where a lot of people do this such as a roller-ring. If you are into computers or computer games, consider going along to a computer club or a big games meeting in your area where people take along their PCs and meet each other. If you want to make friends with the opposite sex, consider joining dance classes (especially if you are a man). Then with your new class mate friends you may go out on the town afterwards for dancing and more friendship making.
No matter what activity or event you enjoy and choose to go to, it is important to smile. Meeting friends is much easier if you smile. How hard do you think it would be to make friends with an sad looking or a scared face. Other people have feelings to and they are less inclined to make friends with you if you are not looking happy and cheerful. I know it may sound silly but practice smiling in the mirror. It can be a great help on your road to making friends.
After you have made eye contact with someone and exchanged smiles, make sure to compliment them on something. If you playing a sport like softball, say something like “good catch” or “good hit” even when practicing. Maybe you are out roller-blading, say something like “hey, nice roller-blades”. Or simply compliment them on their shirt, or car if you are out in the parking lot after going to a club. They will remember you more next time and will make it easier next week to continue building a friendship with them.
Recently I was out at a night club chasing the girls and all and as a guy, I made a new friend there who is a guy. We both enjoy the same thing… meeting and dancing the girls at clubs. So if you are out on the town trying to make friends with the opposite sex, don’t discount making friends with your same gender because now that I have a good night club buddy, it is now more easier to meet and discover other new friends.

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