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Daniel · 11 answers · 2y

Why is it so hard to make new friends as an adult?

There's time, everybody'd got mortgages and kids and shit to worry about, plus as we age we have a much better idea of what we are about and build a bit of a bubble for ourselves including those things and anything outside of that bubble is going to automatically be lower priority, like new people

I guess you become more exigent. You are more confident and you know better what you need in your life. There's no that obsession about fitting and being part of sth. So you become more selective. Plus, past disappointment makes you lose hope in the existence of honest people who don't want to get any benefit from you and use you like a napkin

Serially. Anytime my sister takes her kid to the park, some moms ask for her phone number to set up play dates. Anytime I take my kid to the park, I get to watch the other two moms who are present there become besties and completely ignore me. I just have that face, you know? 🤷‍♀️

Not really looking to make new friends. If it happens, it just occurs organically.

You learned to trust your gut feeling. There are only few who really will be in harmony with yourself, at least so much as to feel good and be not disappointed about the things you do not match.

I think its hard to make friends with everyone as an adult, but the formula of 'hang out with them until they see you as a mate' is tried at tested.

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