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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about Mahjong??[/quote]

This is a great suggestion! It's a low-pressure social activity (you mostly talk about the game, especially while you're learning) and people are always looking for extra people to play. I took a few group lessons and through those, met a group of people I play with weekly. They're not best friends but could evolve into closer friends over time.

I'm 51 and have recently made a few new good friends after years of rarely making new friends. I worked at it -- I joined a bunch of things like mahjong classes, a book club, and a job-related networking group. I'm in a FB group for local women and go to some of those activities as well. Not everyone I meet is going to be a good friend but several of them have been!

Once you meet someone you would like to pursue a friendship with, I agree with the PP who said to find an activity you can do regularly -- walking, coffee, a class, whatever. It's hard for many people to navigate new friendships even when they really want to have them. We're all busy and fitting new people/activities in can be hard on top of the social uncertainties. A regular "date" keeps the friendship moving forward without having to constantly think of new activities to do or worry about whose "turn" it is to invite the other.[/quote]

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