51 Tips On How To Make Friends As An Adult, As Shared By People In This Online Group

One of the earliest adult realizations you might make going into adulthood is that making new friends as an adult is hard. You’re no longer going to summer camps; you have no student clubs and societies to attend and no school group projects to work on. You might wonder, “How do I make friends as an adult, then?” If it helps, you are not the only one confused here; we’re all in the same boat.

Quite a handful of threads on AskReddit have appeared in the past, with people asking precisely how adults make friends. And although some queries were more specific and inquired how adults make friends while staying abstinent from alcohol, the issue remained the same: making friends as an adult outside of work and school.

Considering how many upvotes these Reddit threads (#1, #2, #3) have received, it became apparent that making and keeping friends as an adult is a struggle faced by many. Thankfully, to the rescue came individuals who somehow uncovered the secret to making and keeping friends as an adult.

Some answers provided solid advice, and others raised doubts about whether they should be taken seriously. Either way, the answers did not disappoint.

Below, we’ve compiled some of the most upvoted (not all necessarily practical) answers from the threads, revealing how to make friends as an adult.

Did you find any of these answers helpful? Give those an upvote. Also, do you agree that making friends as an adult is hard? Can you approve or disapprove of some of the answers based on your own experience? Let us know in the comments!