4. If you’re in a relationship, make friends with your partner’s friend’s significant others.
Okay, that sounds pretty confusing, but it’s simple. If you’re in a relationship and your boyfriend has friends who are also in relationships, it’s a great opportunity to make friends with their girlfriends. My boyfriend has a huge social circle (like more friends than I can even imagine) and the majority of them are in relationships, engaged, or married. Lucky for me, their girlfriends are pretty awesome and I’ve been lucky enough to get to know some of them better. It’s great to establish good relationships with them because, at the end of the day, you guys will most likely be doing a lot of couple/group activities together. And, it doesn’t hurt to do some stuff just the girls every once in a while and let the boys be boys.
5. Take a class.
There are virtually classes for any interest everywhere in the world. If you’re into writing, there are tons of writing workshops anywhere you live. If you’re into fitness and health, you can take a class at a gym or get a “class pass.” If you like art, you can do paint nights. Anything you like, there’s something out there for you. The more you put yourself out there doing things you love, the more exposure you give yourself socially. Of course, you’d like to make friends with people who share similar interests as you, so it’s a pretty solid move.
6. Reconnect with people you lost touch with.
So it’s not necessarily making “new friends” but, reconnecting with people you lost touch with can be a great way to get yourself out and socializing more. Sometimes, people change over the years and the reasons why you lost touch with someone can be a thing of the past. Grabbing dinner with an old friend/acquaintance is a good way to start, and who knows, you two could completely hit it off like no time has passed at all. It’s important to go into everything with an open mind and clean slate, so, if you’re worried about something that happened like 8 years ago–let that sh*t go, sis.