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writes:Hey everyone. This may sound silly but what's a good way to make some friends? I'm only 18 and I've never really had many friends. Some of the friends I did have are no longer my friends. I go to a community college and nobody seems to really talk to each other there, they just go to classes and leave right away. I also thought a good idea was is to be more social online and try to make some online friends, but I don't know where to start.What's a good way to make friends both in real life and online? Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (13 May 2013): My boyfriend went to a school like you described for one term and after left. Your going to have a lot of work to do. The best book ever written in the last twenty years is called winning friends and influencing people. It sold millions of copies world wide and has been written in many different languages. You want people to know you exist get involved in your community. Many volunteer organizations where you can get involved and let people have a chance to meet and work with you. You have to be able to put yourself out there and don't be afraid to say hello to people who seem to be nice and are willing to go out of their way to say hello or acknowledge your existence. Avoid the club scene at all costs. Yes you will meet people but they want your body in most cases and they will leave you heartbroken and battered mentally. Good luck.
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reader, anonymous, writes (13 May 2013): What do you like to do in your free time OP? Surely you have hobbies or did when you were a kid that you could take up again.
There are literally millions of ways. Take up a team sport, martial arts, volunteer for a charity, online gaming is a good one if you spend a lot of time at home, irc networks for games you like to play. The list is endless OP. Climbing clubs, book clubs, chess clubs, RC planes clubs, etc.
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reader, adaminio  +, writes (13 May 2013):
Be friendly, and polite.. more importantly be yourself don't feel you have to adapt or change.. like the other person said join clubs, ones that interest you which in turn means you will meet people who share similar interests.. I've stook with bring friendly, I don't go up town much but have got friends.. who I can hang out with if I wanted.. but also mates people I want to hang out with
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reader, So_Very_Confused +, writes (13 May 2013):
 Well in real life I strongly recommend GAMING... board games.. not online games... but BOARD games where you sit down and you play face to face with folks.
I Met my husband playing board games.
http://www.boardgamers.org/ is the link to our national website, if you need help finding local board gamers feel free to PM me and I'll find some for you.
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (13 May 2013):
 Join some clubs at your college or do some volunteer work in your community those are great ways to meet people. I wouldn't pursue the online thing but then that's just me.
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