Making Friends as an Adult For Dummies

Maybe youve been trying to make a new friend for years now and wondering why you havent had success. Or perhaps youre new to the area and would like to meet some new people, but dont know where to start. Perhaps youve just retired and have to create an entire new social circle from scratch. Or maybe you have hundreds of Facebook friends but dont feel close to any of them. Whether youre single or married, have children or are childfree, many people face these same challenges. You are not alone. Making Friends as an Adult For Dummies, 1st Edition will explore many reasons why its so hard to make new friends as an adult and how to gain new ones, including: Information on how many hours it takes to make a casual vs. good vs. close vs. best friend Quizzes to help you assess your friendship needs and assess if you're struggling with loneliness How to know when you've found a person who'd make a good friend, and how to know when a person isn't your kind of people Methods of effective communication to resolve conflict in new and existing platonic relationships How to kindly end a friendship The basic requirements of how to maintain and be a good friend