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my solution: travel 1) you meet a lot of people while traveling (quantity) 2) you and them are out of context (and out of existing social circles) 3) all are
by franze 14y ago
my solution: travel
1) you meet a lot of people while traveling (quantity)
2) you and them are out of context (and out of existing social circles)
3) all are a little bit more relaxed
4) you start pretty fast talking about things that are interesting without (social circle / insider) background information - you can filter them for quality (if they are interesting enough for do friendship follow ups)
from the last 5 years about 80% of the new people i now call friends i met during traveling
- personlurking 14y agoThe issue with this, and I've moved around like a gypsy, is that while traveling, your new friends are either traveling too or you are meeting them where they live. I've made great friends in my travels and through moving a lot but they are only great when they are with me. After they move or I move it becomes "that time in our lives". There are so many variables for friendship that it really is amazing when things fall into place with any one person.
- jaems33 14y agoI've met friends travelling but the problem is I ended up making friends in cities outside of the one I moved to.
- vikas5678 14y agoTraveling is impractical for many people especially when they have wife and kids, and even if they did, it might be hard to have interactions with people like you mention when you're with family. A simpler step would be joining a gym, or a yoga class or any other physical activity in a group setting.