2. Bumble BFF.
One of my own best friends put me onto Bumble BFF because she recently had moved to Brooklyn and wanted to meet people in the area. It’s essentially just like Bumble/Tinder, but for women who want to make new friends. I was a bit nervous about putting myself on the app at first–it’s really like selling yourself on Bumble to guys, but to women (and for some reason, I felt more pressure making a bio for friends than dates). It turns out, there are a ton of really cook chicks on Bumble BFF and they’re all looking for friends, too. The same thing as meetup groups–everyone has the same agenda. It’s great because you use your location rage (like Tinder and regular Bumble), and you’ll be swiping on people who are close by or near you. I met a bunch of cool girls on the app, and it’s a great way to have friends you can go out with on weekends or even do some activities with (yoga, shopping, drinks, etc).
3. Make an effort to make friends with co-workers.
While you’re not always trying to consume yourself with work, you never know who you can meet in your office. Unlucky for me, I’m a remote worker. But, if you do work in an office, school, building, etc., you have the opportunity to make friends with just about everyone. Most companies now hire young, Millennials in entry-level positions and it’s a great way to expand your circle. Even if you do happy hours every once in a while, it gets you out of the house and doing things socially that you wouldn’t do otherwise. Plus, you never know how awesome your co-workers can be outside of the office. At my last publication, I made some really amazing friends who I would have never met otherwise, and it simply was by doing Friday happy hours with them.