How to make a friend: Ask an existing friend to set you up on a friend date Randomly talk to people and expect a deep friendship Only have a month - skip joi

How to make a friend: Ask an existing friend to set you up on a friend date Randomly talk to people and expect a deep friendship Only have a month - skip joining an activity Tell everyone you have a project so no serious friendship will develop When opportunity to make friend is presented get judgemental because you never really wanted a friend The type of friend this person wants could be found by going to the same bar or place everyday. The real friendships others crave she already has. They just can't drop everything to eat at a New York restaurant at a moments notice. Neither can she if they tried this as she has child(ren), a husband, etc In the end all that we learned was esquire is all font no substance. And this writer has LA envy and plenty of close people in her life. The sad part is she never tried being a friend first. Helping someone else. That builds bonds for real friendship.