The Need for Friendships
Man is a social animal. Man is also an emotional animal. We need friends to share with them what matters to us the most. It is said that friendship and happiness are closely interconnected. We don’t merely need a group of friends; rather we need the best pal among them. They help us fight our depressions effectively. Best friends are an integral part of a happy and healthy life, says psychology folk.
We need friends as this helps boost our self esteem. We need them to stay connected to the society and to avail unconditional emotional support in bad days of life. We also need honest opinions from people that we feel comfortable with.
Connecting with New People
Now, here comes the most important part of how to connect with new people. There are three phases of connecting with new people: Meet new people, engage in conversations, maintain relationships.
Where to Meet New People
Meeting new people is the door to connect with new people. Meeting new people is imperative for connections but where to actually meet new people?
There are many ways to meet new people, some of which are mentioned below:
- Invite your neighbors or a newbie in your street to a tea party or a movie to watch with you.
- Join an institute or a club and take classes of exercises, skills, or any other thing that you are interested in. You will meet great people out there.
- You may contact your old school or college friends through social media sites such as facebook and twitter.
- Be a member of your university’s alumni associations and attend the alumni dinners to engage with people.
- Join a volunteering club to help others, meet new people and make them your good friends.
- Attend a festival, music concert, an art gallery or a book’s opening ceremony.
- Look for new people on social media sites.
Online Friendships
Social media sites might be a good place to look for new friends; however, due care must be taken in this regard. In the above lines, we have recommended looking for friends on social media sites, but online friendships are supposed to be avoided. There are a lot of fake profiles around there and one must avoid giving out personal information to a person they have never met. When you make online friends, persuade them to meet you so you both could get to know each other well.
What not to do While Connecting With People
Irritate People
Many people would just start telling their boring emotional life and love stories. That’s quite irksome. Let them feel comfortable. Don’t scare them with your over emotional tales. Let them be open to you. A smiling face appeals to every-one and a helping hand is better than every other hand.
Frighten them
Many people would scare their new friends with their untimely calls or messages, weird behavior or harsh attitude. This must be avoided.
Conclusion
The above tips will help you meet fantastic people. Know who could be important to you. Don’t be just greedy. Be nice to every-one. That is the key to friendships. Even if you don’t want to be friends with any-one, you should behave nice with them. Your reputation matters the most. People are more attracted towards nice people. Engage in conversations with them. Don’t make them bored. Talk what is much valued by them.
Friends are a vital part of our life. Human beings need friends around them for support, usually absolute support. This support helps go through the unseemly and untoward incident successfully. Connecting with new friends help us ultimately find the best pal among them. Meeting new people is important to connect with them. Maintaining new friendships is yet another challenging part of this game.
