making friends as an adult
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Making new friends as an adult can be so awkward and sometimes challenging, but many of my closest friends are women I met as an adult--my old downstairs neighbor, a former coworker, my kid's friend's mom, my grad school classmate. Be weird and ask people out for coffee or dinner--they might just be your ride-or-die.
5 months ago
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@aphoenix
Yesssss! I was worrying the other day if maybe I’m a good “new friend” but a bad “old friend” after hanging out with old college friends recently and realizing we have little to connect over these days.
My husband said: “I think you just get to know yourself better as you age and therefore just end up picking better friends who suit your personality and interests.”
Not to discount old friends, but man, did that reframe work for me! Making more friends as you know yourself better and better is the best. 😊
@marcy
The friends we choose as adults often feel so much more aligned over those “good friends” for life that you might not have chosen given a fresh start. I love this.
@leetp
Absolutely! I have very few friends from my hometown or even undergrad at this point because I’ve changed so much (honestly just did a lot of therapy and became my most authentic self).
@confettilife
100%!
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