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Joining some kind of activity or class together is a great idea. Also trying to chat to a neighbour that seems friendly, or the people sitting next to you in a bar or cafe could be a way to meet new people. Making new friends can be difficult as an adult, and a lot of us have the same problem. Perhaps a colleague from work could be a potential friend too? We are still a very small community, but one of our features is that you can search for people near you. Maybe another happiness member lives in your area and is looking for friends too! 🙏

Hi I'm uk and came to this site hoping to make friends. I feel lost not having friends to chat and laugh with. I have a fiancee and am incredibly happy but feel I'm missing friendship with others.

Hello everyone, I live in the North West of England, where I have settled since leaving the armed forces. I am finding it difficult to make friends, as I have no connection with this area such as school friends etc. I came to here because my spouse was from here, and I have a job here. I would like to meet people from this area to hopefully build friendships.

Sounds exactly like me. I moved to be with my other half . I have no friends here and decided to try this site to find friends. I also live in the UK northwest.

Hello @Sam2020, One of the urban dictionary definitions for "friends with benefits" is "Typically two good friends who have casual sex without a monogamous relationship or any kind of commitment". This means you have to make a good friend first, and creating a friendship takes a long time. So unless you are patient, this might not be the best place to quickly find that kind of friendship. However, if you want to make friends worldwide whom you might never meet irl, but who listen when you feel loneley, this is a great place to start. Warmly, Tine

This is only her 2nd relationship in her life, she was with 1 guy from high school until like 8 years ago. People hated that guy because he was extremly toxic and didn't let her see anyone especially males but she stayed because she loved him even after they broke up she was trying to get him therapy and was trying to fix him and he lived with her. So apparently she has a thing for these types of toxic guys. I dunno what that means though. But when she said she's working on trust with him so cleared off all her male friends and wont be able to hike with me anymore once a year or talk on the phone I knew right in that instant he was sabotaging my friendship with her the entire time which is why the friendship started going 1 sided. She was with him for 2 years, they broke up and she was panicing so much she went to the hospital and the doctor said it was just a broken heart. Once I found out they broke up I was right there talking to her on the phone like 3-4 times every month checking up on her, texting her all the time making sure she was ok...she even surprised me wanting to see me after her work for some food and sit down at the ocean. A few weeks later we hiked and I thought she was doing much better so I told her I would talk to her in a couple months, she hated that but I stuck with it, pretty much after that things between us took a huge drop off. A year and a half later here we are with this thread.

Looking for friends in my area similar to my age and older i’ll gladly say hey!

Hello and happy weekend. I’m new to the area and looking to make friends. I’m also new to this website.

For striking up conversation I would say to be yourself, and make some little comment to the other person. Something about how much you enjoy what you are ordering, asking how the other person is doing, comment on the weather (at least a very popular topic of conversation in North Europe where I'm from lol), or any current event. Another way of starting conversation is to ask for suggestions or advice, maybe for a good gym, a nice restaurant, or something practical. Your place of work is, as @suedseefrucht says, a great way to connect and make friends, and here on happiness you can search for friends based on geographic location (we're still a small community though) and through shared interests.

Welcome to happiness! It can be difficult making new friends when you are new in an area; I think most people can relate to that. Although we are still a small community, you can use our search feature to discover other members in your area. I would also say joining a gym, a course or workshop, or any kind of activity where you meet people can be a good way to make friends too. Here on happiness you can also connect with people based on their interests for examples, so this way you know you already have something in common 😊

I basically don’t „make“ new friends. It happens naturally if it happens by knowing people with other friends of mine, other parents etc. But to be honest, my best friends are still the ones i have in germany (i left 14 years ago). If something special happens, if good or bad, the first friends i would contact are the ones that know me from early age. I do have good friends here in Barcelona and i totally trust and love them, just the ones i would call best friends are the ones i shared my youth with. That doesn’t mean it has to stay like this neither, but until now this is my experience in terms of how to make friends and i totally call my wife & kids and my parents as best friends too!

Hi beautiful people!! How are r u doing? Just want to see how many personality soulmates gonna respond so we can discuss our awesome “state of mind” and help other ppl find themselves..learn more about themselves and find their inner harmony!! Leets goooo.. - often feel lonely? Or different? - all or nothing is your life point of view ? - ppl always tell you their life stories and personal stuff bcoz they feel too comfy around u? - you feel Other’s pain and always put yourself in their shoes..?! - almost no friends?! lol hello hello my sis/brother you came to the right place ! You Are Not Alone!! You are just awesomely unique!! ✌?? P.S. if you do not know what am I talking about or you just curious.. there is a link to take a quick test to find out what kind of “Unicorn”you are ? https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

Hi my name's celia I live in Michigan usa I am 38 Stay at home mom it 2 beautiful children 1 without autism. But I have noticed the last couple years I think I believe i'm going to a spiritual lake any I believe I possibly could be a light worker. I went through a lot Within the last five years my mother passed away my father moved out of state end I got back with my ex after fifteen years and didn't work bad break up In the lot of friends and family members Passing Plus I have emotional Childhood Trauma And abuse. I've always liked helping people then had I've always had a very Generous caring Heart Because of that i've gotten took an advantage of in hurt a lot Specially The last two years i've just had this need in this poll to help people more In I just feel have a sense Feeling of I'm something bigger Like it's hard to explain bear with me like there has to be more to life than this like i'm a fairy or the angel or something like that l o l but I started doing research and I came across light worker And makes a lot of sense law this symptoms all my life and recently dramatic experience means plus I had a suicide attempt a few years ago And I handed go to the I c u and the mental hospital for like a week I don't know if almost dying Awakened something inside me Maybe I've been teen shadows and things out of my prefer real vision I can feel When somebody don't like me or somebody's Angry or upset Like a quick example my best friend's Now ex-boyfriend at the time she was in her room and I was in the living room and I didn't hear the door open and he came inside the room and I had my back to him did not see him but I felt this pushing angry energy behind me Like that feeling of somebody watching you but it was pressure pushing rushing energy with angriness and I turned around and I was like wow okay I explained it because he does not like me at He knew I knew him for what in seeing him for what he was Narcissistic abuser An asshole I can you put my hands above crystals and above objects and I can feel the energy sad or mad or good I've been seeing numbers Repeating Double triple numbers of one's and twos Just when I glanced at the time when I look at a receipt like the other day I got a pop a little debbie and my balance was $333 Just stuff like that that mainly I just wanna know what I am an what do I do in how do What's my spiritual path Just what all I can do to enhance or help Myself and another people And venture out and explore and travel When I have more time And have the resources and money to. So basically I was just wondering anybody can relate to this and maybe give me some advice or just information Understanding Of what is going on or what I am or am in sight please thank you

Hi my name's celia I live in Michigan usa I am 38 Stay at home mom it 2 beautiful children 1 without autism. But I have noticed the last couple years I think I believe i'm going to a spiritual lake any I believe I possibly could be a light worker. I went through a lot Within the last five years my mother passed away my father moved out of state end I got back with my ex after fifteen years and didn't work bad break up In the lot of friends and family members Passing Plus I have emotional Childhood Trauma And abuse. I've always liked helping people then had I've always had a very Generous caring Heart Because of that i've gotten took an advantage of in hurt a lot Specially The last two years i've just had this need in this poll to help people more In I just feel have a sense Feeling of I'm something bigger Like it's hard to explain bear with me like there has to be more to life than this like i'm a fairy or the angel or something like that l o l but I started doing research and I came across light worker And makes a lot of sense law this symptoms all my life and recently dramatic experience means plus I had a suicide attempt a few years ago And I handed go to the I c u and the mental hospital for like a week I don't know if almost dying Awakened something inside me Maybe I've been teen shadows and things out of my prefer real vision I can feel When somebody don't like me or somebody's Angry or upset Like a quick example my best friend's Now ex-boyfriend at the time she was in her room and I was in the living room and I didn't hear the door open and he came inside the room and I had my back to him did not see him but I felt this pushing angry energy behind me Like that feeling of somebody watching you but it was pressure pushing rushing energy with angriness and I turned around and I was like wow okay I explained it because he does not like me at He knew I knew him for what in seeing him for what he was Narcissistic abuser An asshole I can you put my hands above crystals and above objects and I can feel the energy sad or mad or good I've been seeing numbers Repeating Double triple numbers of one's and twos Just when I glanced at the time when I look at a receipt like the other day I got a pop a little debbie and my balance was $333 Just stuff like that that mainly I just wanna know what I am an what do I do in how do What's my spiritual path Just what all I can do to enhance or help Myself and another people And venture out and explore and travel When I have more time And have the resources and money to. So basically I was just wondering anybody can relate to this and maybe give me some advice or just information Understanding Of what is going on or what I am or am in sight please thank you

so, my friend recently decided to hang out with one of our mutual friends. she was going to hang out with me that day and that’s when she let me know that she would have to leave early because she was already going to hangout with our mutual friend, but told me that she wanted to hang out with her alone, because she was going to see me the next day anyways. the only thing is, is that she’s never hung out with her alone. we all usually hangout together when we do. Today I found out that she was hanging out with our friend again alone, and she had the chance to include me since i told her i was free but she never did. what should i do?

I am new here to make friends.

About 3 years ago I was really miserable. I had dealt with mental illness for years and was finally feeling better than depressed but was still so unhappy. But I had gratitude for the fact that I was mentally healthy. That gave me just a little bit of happiness. And I used that bit of happiness to get myself to do other things that would make me happy. I joined a church, made friends who also had autism like me, and eventually landed my dream job. I hope to encourage others to invest their happiness however small amount they may have into achieving greater happiness goals.

When I was single, I got to know two different women who were used by their (then ex) boyfriends. One told me, she needed a lot of time and needed to start a relationship very slowly. Unfortunately, it turned out, she was dating another guy while I was patiently waiting as a friend. So I said goodbye and OF COURSE! the guy just used her and was unfriendly. But I never gave her another chance. The other one was really just a friend I got to know while gaming and we didn't expect a relationship at all. But we became best friends, told each other everything and we became so important to each other that we got together. I don't know your damaged empath, but my experience taught me: If she denies a relationship and wants you as a friend, you will give her everything because you love her and she will just use that and give nothing back. So I would let her go, but I can be wrong as well, since you can't really compare people. I would recommend to do something you like to do for fun in public and get to know good people that way. If you like dancing, start a dancing class. If you like some kind of sport, work out and talk to the other people about your common interest. If you like chess, go to a chess club. This way, you do something for yourself. You like something, so you do it. Maybe you will meet someone nice, but even if you don't, you will at least have some fun.

Dear Community, Hello, I am Sorai, a soul of the sky who came to Earth to experience, and share in new ways. I value love, peace, happiness, exploration to name a few. Love to talk with friends and would like to make new friends around the world for 1 to 1 chat as well as here on the forum. I like to talk about interesting things mixed with philosophy/spirituality, such as self-cultivation and happiness cultivation. I practice Shen Shing Famen Qigong, Zen Meditation, Aikido, and Taekwondo. Some questions to spark our discussion are: • You can do anything at all in existence; what do you do? • What do you like to watch, listen to, read, or do for hobbies • You take a walk or ride anywhere, whether normally accessible to humans or not. Where do you go? I would walk the sky and make love. Also walk the depths of the ocean and the oldest and most lush forests. Maybe try a walk in the desert I like Shark Tank and am re-reading Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Hello dear how are you doing hope you are fine am a man am here to meet friends ❤️

Hello, to all who are looking forward to becoming the best being they picture themselves. I can say it is not an easy road, there will be sleepless nights, days where you can't stomach anything, crying out of the blue, but we are not in this alone. REMEMBER we are NOT in this alone! There's nothing wrong with asking for help, we all don't have it together so why act like it. I'm not ashamed to say I have a therapist, but let's be real they are not always a phone call away, so we have to seek out ourselves. One place I love to visit is Pinterest for inspirational quotes, I seek out to friends/family who I feel that I can trust, and vent. Greatness requires a lot of focusing on yourself and tuning away the distractions so let's seek it together. I'm always here for anyone who wants to open up.

I read this article with tips on how to fall asleep more easily, and I found it soooo interesting! I usually don't have any problems falling asleep, but so many of my friends do so I'll definitely forward them this article. Do you have any other foolproof tips on how to fall asleep? Let's share them here!

All is well, Marti. Thank you! I do miss the Philippines, particularly my friends and colleagues. Anyway, hope all is well on your side too!

Yes we can live without friends if we have spirit like animal behaviour but a real 'live' means engagement with society and their structure like friends.

I have actually experienced something like an unexpected friendship, that within a few days I have revised my opinion about a person who is now one of my best friends. I was at a punk rock festival with a friend and our tent neighbour was orderly, liked it quiet at night and seemed a bit unruly. I was annoyed at first, but then we got to talking and today, as I said, she is one of my best friends. Maybe some unexpected friendship carry more weight simply because they exist despite adverse circumstances?