Since it gets asked a lot, I thought I’d share. I’m a deep introvert, new(ish) parent, and moved states. I’m not great at making friends. But there’s a book called Platonic that has been *so* helpful. It goes through the sociology and psychology of it. It’s normal to have difficulty. Making friends as a kid is pretty organic. Not the case as an adult. It also has really good tips for how to fix it. Like find people in transition (newbies who just moved, new to the workplace, etc) for example. The best tip I found is to take up a hobby (join a class to learn it). People in the class are in transition. You can strike up a conversation about the hobby itself which can then spin out to other things. And you have repeated contact with the person which goes into a psychological thing that the book talks about. Anyway this is a really [good review](https://memod.com/BabiesBriefsAndBooks/the-importance-of-having-a-hobby-5798) that has some of the highlights of the book. But the book is totally worth a read.
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So helpful! Thanks.