If you ’ve made new supporter lately , TELL US HOW .

Hi lovely members of the BuzzFeed Community! Quick question for you: have you tried making new friends recently?

Just this year, I’ve had three friends move away, one friend had a baby, and one friend with whom I had a pretty rough disagreement, so we’ve decided to give each other some very necessary ~time and space.~

Life fall out , and friendships wane and flow . But it can be a REAL BUMMER when there ’s more ebbing than flowing .

So to the people who have succeeded at making friends as an adult: I want to hear about how you did it!

Did you start a club, like a book, supper, or documentary club?

Did you join a sports league?

Did you have friendly banter with someone at the gym or grocery store and then ask them out on a friend date?

Or did you reconnect with lapsed friendships from your past?

TLDR: How have you made new friends as an adult? What has worked for you and why? Or is there anything youdon’trecommend?

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If you’ve made new friends recently, TELL US HOW.

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