We all need all the friends we can get - especially when we are getting older. The more friends we have, the better we tend to feel about ourselves (and the less likely we will be to die and lie there for weeks before anyone finds us - morbid, I know, but I bet it's nothing you haven't thought about before, is it?). However, the simple truth is that you won't make new friends unless you put some effort into it. You know what I'm going to say don't you? That's right - join a club, take a course, attend social activities in your neighbourhood or at your local church or volunteer for a good cause. (I know you've been hearing this all your life, but that's because it's true, and you WILL meet new friends if you do any (or all) of the above and you make an effort to be an interesting (and interested) person. This is what Ernie J Zelinski has to say on the subject of making friends:
If you struggle because you never know what to say when introducing yourself to people you would like to get to know better, get some tips from the following article by relationship coach, Michael Myerscough. The information contained in the article will be applicable whether you want to get to know someone romantically or just as a friend: http://www.therelationshipgym.com/newsletters/post/20.
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