Making new friends in your 30s and 40s can feel really awkward and difficult. A lot of your friends are married, have kids, or have just become boring and want to stay home. If you want to know how to make friends as an adult, this video can help. Here's what I've learned that has helped me make friends and grow my social life.

0:00 Making new friends in your 30s and 40s is harder
1:30 It's not your fault your social life changed, it's part of life
2:20 Be Generative
4:03 Focus on Interests
5:33 Invite, Don't Ask
7:21 Create Triads
9:12 Tying it all together and making new friends

I have learned how to meet people and make friends in my 30s and 40s. I have had times when I had to start over meeting new people in a new country and after a relationship ended. It can be scary if you have to meet new people and you feel like an introvert or don't have good social skills.

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