Friends are an important part of life that makes your journey more fun and enjoyable. Friendship is a natural phenomenon that isn\u2019t even limited to people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite a natural inclination to being social, some people can have a more difficult time connecting with their peers than others. Just walk into a classroom and you\u2019ll recognize this within moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are some outgoing individuals who are naturally full of pep and social competence and others that struggle a bit with it. While these differences and social skills are completely natural, the inability to make friends can be isolating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lacking social skills doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t want to have them. Luckily, even if you aren\u2019t born with superior social skills, you can learn how to make friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first thing you want to do is make yourself seem <\/em>more open to making friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you notice that people aren\u2019t inviting you to plans or trying to get to know you \u2013 it probably has something to do with the \u201cvibes\u201d you are giving off. When you look like you are not interested in making friends, people will be less likely to approach you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are some things you can do to make you look like an easy person to have a conversation with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember though, taking all these things into consideration does not guarantee that potential friends will be flocking to you. Sometimes you <\/em>will need to be the person who makes the first move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still keep the above recommendations in mind and try to be as friendly as possible so the people you approach will want to connect with you. Try to understand that sometimes people will want to say no, and that\u2019s ok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you have a friend, you should take some simple steps to make sure that your friendships grow. There is always room for you to both cultivate new companionships and strengthen the relationships you always have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember \u2013 \u201cmake new friends but keep the old ones. One is silver and the other\u2019s gold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While there are sometimes unavoidable, organic reasons why friendships dissolve, you can take steps to keep your friendships going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Basically, what you have to do is be a good friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being a good friend means that you are active in a friendship when you can be \u2013 even when it\u2019s not fun. It means that you put effort into keeping your friendships alive! You need to prove that your friendships are a matter of fun and not just a mere matter of convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some traits of a good friend are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n How do you guys keep your friendships going? Feel free to comment your success stories below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even if you aren\u2019t born with superior social skills, you can learn how to make friends. You can also learn how to be a good friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-hacking","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1903"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1929,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903\/revisions\/1929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainzilla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How do I make myself more approachable?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Put yourself out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How to make a friendship last<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How to be a good friend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n