tips on making friends?

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1. • First and foremost: Trust yourself. It’s much easier said than done but you need to have confidence in your ability to connect with another individual. Having your boyfriend as a support system is a good thing for sure, but it is easy to cross the line to emotional reliance. It’s happened to me in the past as well, but it comes with time and experience.

   • If your boyfriend has friends, maybe you can try to include yourself in his potential circle of friends and meet people that way. It may help since he can be there to provide insight and support.

   • If you are a student, perhaps try starting off with simple topics such as talking about school work or asking about assignments. Sometimes these conversations lead into more interesting topics. You could also join clubs or organizations on campus.

   • Showing interest in what someone else is saying can help very much in the long run. Ask follow up questions, and share a little bit of yourself if the opportunity is there. You can do all this without compromising your own interests and personality.

   • Self Reflect. If you’ve had past friendships, reflect on yourself and see what you can tweak in order to make future relationships more effective.

   • All this can apply to a work setting too pretty much.

   • Join a gym or a place where you feel safe and comfortable. This can help boost confidence and increase the chances of meeting people.

   • This one is a little riskier so proceed with caution, but Bumble has a feature specifically for making friends. If you’re in a university, you need an EDU to verify your legitimacy so it can help to make friends in this setting.

   • Lastly but most importantly, do not be discouraged if you and another individual do not click. Some people are just different and that’s okay. Do not take it personally and remember to trust yourself in the process.

2. be yourself etc.

   lame but true.