How To Make Friends

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Step 1: Join a group
Join a group that interests you. You could work on a political campaign, sign up for a class, do volunteer work, or become a member of a club like a hiking group

Step 2: Make the first move
Don’t be afraid to make the first move. Keep it simple, like inviting the person to grab a cup of coffee with you.

Tips: In the beginning, don’t call or email your new acquaintance more than he or she does you. You want to be a pal, not a pain.

Step 3: Be interested
Focus on being interested, rather than being interesting. Research shows that when people are allowed to talk mostly about themselves, they give high ratings to their conversation partner!

Step 4: Do a favor
Listen with an ear toward what you can do for the person you’d like to befriend. Doing someone a favor—without being asked—will fast-track the friendship.

Tips : Don’t be afraid to reach out to old friends who have faded from your life. Sometimes a renewed friendship is the most rewarding of all.

Step 5: Throw a party
Throw a party that includes all your friends, old and new, and encourage them to bring friends. As a wise man once said: make new friends, but keep the old—one is silver and the other’s gold.

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