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Do you make new friends easily?

tvlirenetvlirene member
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I was on the Italy trip with all people I didn't know and I always get so anxious and I hate just starting up conversations with new people. Well, I ended up making 3 friendships that I will have for life. My new BFF is a gay guy from S. C. and we're already planning our next trip. Every girl should have a gay guy friend...he's my first :)
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Re: Do you make new friends easily?

  • kewltifkewltif member
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    edited December 2011
    Isn't it a little premature to call them friends for life?
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  • uppereastgirluppereastgirl member
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    edited December 2011
    I *LOVE* talking to strangers.  I find new people fascinating.  But I'm terrible at keeping in touch with people generally, and tend to be too skeptical to become super fast friends with people.
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  • kpeteleykpeteley
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    edited December 2011
    I don't really have the opportunity at my present job to make new friends (small office).  When I was bartending I made a lot of friends from the people I worked with, but that was a very different environment socially. I chit chat with people when me and FI go out, but not to the extent that I would exchange #'s and keep in touch- My family used to go camping when I was younger, and we had a family that we befriended and for a few years would schedule our camping trips together, so I can see how you would meet people on vacation that you would keep in touch with.
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  • velveenavelveena
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    edited December 2011
    I've had so many jobs, and still keep somewhat in touch with a lot of people I grew very fond of.  I am terrible with it though, they call me more than I call them.  FB helps!
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  • jaimelodyjaimelody
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    edited December 2011
    Not at all. When we were on our cruise, we talked with maybe 1 or 2 couples and didn't even get their names. FI and I will always find a reason to be by ourselves. Which is a shame because I wish we could meet more people!
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  • mbcdefgmbcdefg member
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    edited December 2011
    Nope. I have a very hard time making friends.
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  • ddelo23ddelo23
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    edited December 2011
    I find it very easy to make friends.  I'm just very outgoing by nature - add a little alcohol and it's over! :)  I love meeting new people!
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  • dmoney79dmoney79 member
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    edited December 2011
    i wish i could make friends easily...i told mh that on our honeymoon our goal was to make friends with a couple... the closest we came to it was meeting a couple from conn (who commented on our yankees hats) on the road to hana, and then ran into them again at another point on the road....turns out they were at our hotel, but we didn't see them again... i generally don't like people before i meet them, for no good reason at all, and i don't like to talk to people, which, makes it hard to make new friends....but i'm getting better at it.....i think, i just think why would they want to talk to me, they don't know me....
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  • Angie550Angie550 member
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    edited December 2011
    I can be anxious/shy at first, but once I open up I think I am good at it.  I can be very sarcastic though, and some people take it the wrong way :(.  I also have a hard time staying intouch with people.
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  • I <3 SeabassI <3 Seabass
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    edited December 2011
    I'm too skeptical to make random friends like that.
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  • kewltifkewltif member
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    edited December 2011
    Sometimes I make friends super easily and other times it seems so tough. I think it's all about being in my environment.  It seems like in social settings I make friends very quickly (always chatting with new people) but when it comes to the work setting it's like pulling teeth.
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  • teamAandEteamAandE
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    edited December 2011
    OMG Tiff I agree with you 100%. I have very few work friends and most of those don't even work here anymore :(
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  • tvlirenetvlirene member
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    edited December 2011
    I've gone away so many times with strangers and always made friends while on the trip but I knew we would never keep in touch beyond that. I do have a small hand of people I've met traveling that I just knew we would keep in touch and that it was a real friendship. Even if we don't talk all the time, we just pick up right where we left off when we do. MH is very outgoing but when we go away together, we never look to hook up with other people. This kind of trip was different because I was with the same 42 people for an entire week.
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  • uppereastgirluppereastgirl member
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    edited December 2011
    "MH is very outgoing but when we go away together, we never look to hook up with other people."If read out of context, ha!
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  • tvlirenetvlirene member
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    edited December 2011
    uppereastgirl, ewww you're right! LOL
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  • ddelo23ddelo23
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    edited December 2011
    Irene and her husband are swingers!!! whoa!!! :) just kidddinggg!!
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  • tvlirenetvlirene member
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    edited December 2011
    That's what we do on weekends when he's not working. LOL
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  • mbcdefgmbcdefg member
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    edited December 2011
    Wait - are we talking about being friendly with people? Or are we talking about meeting new people that you can hang out with later on and trust?I have no problems chatting with people and being friendly. But getting to the point where I consider them a friend, and can hang out with them on a regular basis ... yeah, that's tough for me. FI seems to have an easier time with this, so a lot of the people we hang out with started off as primarily HIS friends, like people he worked with and their spouses. It takes me a LONG time to really trust people because I've been burned by "friends" so many times in the past.
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  • tvlirenetvlirene member
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    edited December 2011
    I didn't mean making life long friends. Just meeting new people and getting friendly. I hate when you don't know anyone and have to start up conversations with strangers. It just so happened that I became friends with 3 of the people I met.
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  • erikag23erikag23
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    edited December 2011
    al and i always make "friends" on vacation even the ones we want nothing to do with, lol.
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  • ffbride_0813ffbride_0813
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    edited December 2011
    I make friends everywhere.  I like to talk.  My mom also makes friends easily so that probably where I get it from.  We always meet new people tailgating and end up sharing all our food and drink by the end of the 4 hours.  I do however find it difficult lately to find real friends.  It was so easy in college when you were living with new people but now that I live out on my own and work with all older people I realize that I am pretty much SOL in the friend making area.  People just dont do things with each other.  They seem to just want to go home and be with their families which is great but still not what I am used to.  My old job was much younger and it was easier to meet people. 
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  • wpsmallwpsmall
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    edited December 2011
    Its pretty hard for me to make friends. I usually don't like people until I meet them and get to know them. I look at me and my bff and we hated each other at first for no good reason and that was almost 15 years ago....go figure.
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  • Just JenJust Jen
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    edited December 2011
    I don't think I make friends "easily," but I wouldn't say I'm terrible at it either.I do better either in big groups where there's a lot of conversation I can jump into, or where I can get to know people gradually over time. But I sometimes feel put on the spot talking one-on-one with people I don't know well.
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  • alliecarrie41alliecarrie41 member
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    edited December 2011
    i talk to anyone and everyone.  people facinate and typically amuse me.  however i don't think i would call those ppl friends nor do i make friends easily.  i have like 5 people in my life i consider real friends.  i have a gazillion pals.. i hate the word "acquaintances" sounds just like "colleagues" to me, but i guess that's the same.  glad you had fun in italy and picked up some new friends!
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  • jchristeljchristel member
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    edited December 2011
    I stalk my neighbors! I wait until they walk by and then invite them over for puppy play dates :)
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  • tvlirenetvlirene member
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    edited December 2011
    Jen, LMAO! I've been so bad with walking Harley...Chris has been doing it. My mom is staying with us this week and I pointed out your house to her today and told her Tucker lived there.
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  • jchristeljchristel member
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    edited December 2011
    I try to take him every morning, but as it's getting colder that's harder for me to do!
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