Friendship

Struggling to make and keep friends? You’re not the only one. With this advice, learn how to begin and sustain long-lasting, deep, and meaningful friendships in any phase of life.

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How to Become Friends With Someone (Fast)

David A. Morin

How to Make Friends Online (+ Best Apps to Use)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Friends (Meet, Befriend, and Bond)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Have no Friends? Reasons why and What to Do

David A. Morin

21 Best Books on How to Make Friends

David A. Morin

How to Make Friends as an Introvert

David A. Morin

21 ways to make friends in a new city

David A. Morin

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346 This or That Questions to Ask Your Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

114 Quotes About New Friends to Celebrate Your Bond

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

216 Philosophical Questions to Ask Your Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Friends When You Have Asperger’s Syndrome

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Help a Friend Through a Breakup (And What Not to Do)

Natalie Watkins, M.Sc

16 Apps For Making Friends (That Actually Work)

David A. Morin

10 Best Websites to Make Friends in 2022

David A. Morin

What Makes a True Friend? 26 Signs to Look For

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

40 Free or Cheap Things to Do With Friends for Fun

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Tell if People Don’t Like You (Signs to Look For)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

25 Signs to Tell Fake Friends From Real Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Got the Silent Treatment From a Friend? How to Respond to It

Natalie Watkins, M.Sc

How to Tell a Friend You Like Them As More Than a Friend

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Close Friends (and What to Look for)

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

84 One-Sided Friendship Quotes to Help You Spot & Stop Them

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

61 Fun Things to Do in the Winter With Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

8 Reasons Why Friendships End (According to Research)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

9 Signs It’s Time to Stop Reaching Out to a Friend

Natalie Watkins, M.Sc

How to Tell a Friend They Hurt You (With Tactful Examples)

Natalie Watkins, M.Sc

101 Best Friend Bucket List Ideas (for any Situation)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Make Male Friends (As a Man)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

12 Signs Your Friend Doesn’t Care About You (And What To Do)

Kirsty Britz, M.A.

How to Stop Chasing People (And Why We Do It)

Kirsty Britz, M.A.

99 Friendship Quotes About Loyalty (Both True and Fake)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

16 Thank You Messages for Friends (Thoughtful & Meaningful)

Kirsty Britz, M.A.

14 Signs of Toxic vs. True Male Friendship

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Support a Struggling Friend (In Any Situation)

Kirsty Britz, M.A.

12 Ways to Impress Your Friends (According to Psychology)

Kirsty Britz, M.A.

How To Help Your Teenager Make Friends (And Keep Them)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

What to Do When Friends Distance Themselves From You

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Friends in High School (15 Simple Tips)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Friends as a Teenager (At School or After School)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Friends as a Transfer Student

Kirsty Britz, M.A.

100 Jokes to Tell Your Friends (And Make Them Laugh)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

156 Birthday Wishes For Friends (For Any Situation)

SocialSelf Editor Team

10 Signs of a Ride or Die Friend (& What it Means to Be One)

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

Why Friends Don’t Keep in Touch (Reasons Why & What to Do)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Friends Who Don’t Text Back: Reasons Why And What to Do

Natalie Watkins, M.Sc

102 Funny Friendship Quotes to Share a Laugh With Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

125 Quotes About Fake Friends vs Real Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

74 Fun Things to Do With Friends in Summer

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Write a Letter to a Friend (Step-by-Step Examples)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

61 Fun Things to Do With Your Best Friend

SocialSelf Editor Team

The 4 Levels of Friendship (According to Science)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Friends When You’re Shy

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How To Be Vulnerable With Friends (And Become Closer)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

133 Questions to Ask About Yourself (For Friends or BFF)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

12 Fun Things to Do with Friends Online

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

10 Signs You Are a Friend of Convenience

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

Frenemy: Definition, Types, And How to Spot Them

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

173 Questions to Ask Your Best Friend (To Get Even Closer)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Why Honesty Is Important In A Friendship

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

100 Hard and Tricky Questions to Ask Your Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Convince A Friend To Go To Therapy

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

263 Best Friends Quotes (To Share in Any Situation)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How Many Friends Do You Need to Be Happy?

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

120 Short Quotes About Friendship To Send Your Best Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Platonic Friendship: What It Is and Signs You Are in One

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

78 Deep Quotes About True Friendship (Heart-warming)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Tell a Friend You Like Them As More Than a Friend

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

12 Types of Friends (Fake & Fair-weather vs Forever Friends)

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

Tired of Always Initiating With Friends? Why & What to Do

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

108 Long-distance Friendship Quotes (When You Miss Your BFF)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Comfort A Friend (With Examples of What to Say)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

260 Friendship Quotes (Great Messages to Send Your Friends)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

73 Fun Things To Do With Friends (For Any Situation)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Why Are Friends Important? How They Enrich Your Life

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Deal With Possessive Friends (Who Demand too Much)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Respond When a Friend Always Wants to Hang Out

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

36 Signs Your Friend Doesn’t Respect You

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

22 Signs It’s Time to Stop Being Friends With Someone

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

18 Types Of Toxic Friends (& How To Deal With Them)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Are You Losing Respect For a Friend? Why & What to Do

Natalie Watkins, M.Sc

How to End a Friendship (Without Hurt Feelings)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Feel Like Friends Are Useless? Reasons Why & What to Do

David A. Morin

How To Fix a Broken Friendship (+ Examples of What to Say)

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How to Stop Being Possessive Over Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Deal With A Controlling Friend (+ Warning Signs)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Get Over a Friendship Breakup as an Adult

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Friends When You Hate Everyone

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

Feeling Rejected by Your Friends? How To Deal With It

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Overcome Jealousy in a Friendship

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

10 Sorry Messages For a Friend (To Mend a Broken Bond)

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

Is It Normal To Not Have A Best Friend?

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

What To Do When Your Best Friend Has Another Best Friend

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

11 Signs Someone Doesn’t Want To Be Your Friend

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Don’t Like Your Friends Anymore? Reasons Why & What to Do

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

What To Do If a Friend Has Different Beliefs or Opinions

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

10 Clubs For Adults To Make New Friends

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How To Reconnect With A Friend (With Message Examples)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Deal With A Friend Who Is Always Busy (With Examples)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Disappointed in Your Friend? Here’s How to Deal With It

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

12 Tips For When Your Friend is Mad at You and Ignoring You

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

10 Signs You’re Outgrowing Your Friends (& What to Do)

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How to Set Boundaries With Friends (If You’re Too Nice)

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How To Make Friends After 50

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How to Become Friends With a Guy (As a Woman)

David A. Morin

How To Make Friends in the US (When Relocating)

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How To Be Honest With Your Friends (With Examples)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Female Friends (As a Woman)

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How To Be Friends With An Introvert

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How To Become Friends With Someone Over Text

David A. Morin

How To Make Friends After Moving

David A. Morin

How to Make Friends When You’re Socially Awkward

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Make Friends At Work

David A. Morin

How to Get Closer to Your Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Overcome Trust Issues with Friends

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How To Not Be Clingy With Friends

Natalie Watkins, M.Sc

How to Avoid Forcing a Friendship

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Join An Existing Group Of Friends

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

Feeling Disconnected From Friends? Reasons And Solutions

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How to Make Friends in a Small Town or Rural Area

David A. Morin

How to Approach People and Make Friends

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

What To Do If You Have Boring Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

10 Ways To Ask Someone To Hang Out (Without Being Awkward)

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How To Not Come Off As Desperate

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Deal With Flaky Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Wish You Had a Best Friend? Here’s How to Get One

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How to Make Friends Outside Work

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

19 Ways to Attract Friends and Be a People Magnet

Hailey Shafir, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

How To Tell If Someone Wants To Be Your Friend

David A. Morin

How To Overcome The Fear Of Making Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Build Trust in Friendships (Even if You Struggle)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Make Friends After College (With Examples)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Keep and Maintain Friendships (With Practical Examples)

David A. Morin

How to Make Friends When You Have None

David A. Morin

How to Stop Being a Loner (And Warning Signs With Examples)

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Connect With People

David A. Morin

How To Keep In Touch With Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Aspergers & No Friends: Reasons Why and What To Do About It

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Friends When You’re Depressed

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

“I’m Losing Friends” — SOLVED

Nicole Arzt, M.S., L.M.F.T.

Why Do People Stop Talking To Me? — SOLVED

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Why Don’t People Like Me – Quiz

Natalie Watkins, M.Sc

How To Make Friends In Your 30s

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Why Can’t I Keep Friends?

Nicole Arzt, M.S., L.M.F.T.

Why Is It So Hard to Make Friends?

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Real Friends (And Not Just Acquaintances)

Natalie Watkins, M.Sc

“Why do I Have No Friends?” – Quiz

David A. Morin

“No One Likes Me” — Reasons Why and What to Do About It

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Nobody Talks to Me – SOLVED

Nicole Arzt, M.S., L.M.F.T.

“I Have No Close Friends” – SOLVED

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How To Make Friends In Your 40s

Nicole Arzt, M.S., L.M.F.T.

“I Have No Social Life” – Reasons Why and What to Do About It

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Having No Friends After College or in Your 20s

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to Make Friends When You Have Social Anxiety

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

What To Do When You Have No Family Or Friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

No Friends At Work? Reasons Why And What To Do About It

David A. Morin

How to Make Friends in College

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

23 Tips to Bond With Someone (And Form a Deep Connection)

David A. Morin

210 Questions to Ask Friends (For All Situations)

David A. Morin

19 signs of a toxic friendship

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

14 Tips to Find Like-Minded People (Who Understand You)

David A. Morin

What to do if you’re spending too much time with a friend

David A. Morin

Stuck in a One-Sided Friendship? Why & What to Do

David A. Morin

How to Make Friends in NYC – 15 Ways I Met New People

David A. Morin

When friends only talk about themselves and their problems

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Were they making fun of me behind my back?

David A. Morin

Acquaintance vs Friend – Definition (With Examples)

Amanda Haworth

Why I don’t keep in touch with certain friends

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to make lots of friends (compared to making close friends)

David A. Morin

How do you keep in touch with a friend without a good reason?

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

How to become friends with someone

Viktor Sander B.Sc., B.A.

Turning People You Like Into Close Friends (Without Being Try-Hard)

David A. Morin