An article was posted here on HN: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/06/six-ways-make-maintain-friends/661232/ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/a

An article was posted here on HN: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/06/six-ways-make-maintain-friends/661232/ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/06/six-ways-... . It has stuff that I found aligned with reality. Just find your interest groups, could be drama, music, CS:GO, foreign policy, gender history, baseball, Trump- whatever- one or more. And regularly hang out with them. Some friendships will naturally occur. Be honest about your feelings. One thing that most people don't mention about friendships is a little bit of toleration of their small faults. You are not perfect, and your friends won't be perfect. Remember this. To be in any kind of long relationship, you need to be a little forgiving. Also, sharing vulnerabilities (after you know you can trust that person enough), faults, and sharing in general creates closeness. Apart from this two, there are regular things like shared interests and values, spending time together, etc. If you spend enough time together, some people will notice you. And they will want to be with you. If you are not acting in an extroverted way, the potential friends you are missing out aren’t suitable for you anyway. 2-4 close friends and 5-6 not-so-close friends are enough to get through college. (Doesn't mean if you have only one, you will be in misery.) How have you faired with potential romantic partners?