{"id":86264,"date":"2016-08-15T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=86264"},"modified":"2016-08-12T16:47:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T23:47:05","slug":"how-to-make-new-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/how-to-make-new-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Easy Ways to Make New Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who\u00a0isn’t<\/em> busy these days? You might say you’re\u00a0busy working,\u00a0busy with your family, busy because you’re at\u00a0the gym…and you most likely\u00a0think you’re\u00a0too busy\u00a0to make new friends.<\/p>\n

Well, you’re\u00a0not and it’s actually quite easy to do so! Like dating, the first step is to be open and available to the idea of it. Trust us, it’s never too late to add new ladies\u00a0to your #squad.<\/p>\n

Below\u00a0are five simple tips on how to make new friends!<\/p>\n

At the Office<\/strong>
\nThe office is a great place to start when you want to make new friends. Why not consider asking your work bestie\u00a0to hang out outside of work? It’ll be a good way to build a deeper friendship with\u00a0your favorite coworker\u00a0and inviting them out with your other group of friends will show them that you’re interested in furthering\u00a0your friendship.<\/p>\n

Extend Your Family<\/strong>
\nYour siblings or other family members probably have friends you’ve\u00a0met quite a few times. You likely haven’t pursued friendships with them but it won’t hurt to since they’ve\u00a0already been vetted as fun to hang out with! Ask your sibling or family member to hang out and tell them to bring their friends along. You can get to know them\u00a0in a group setting and gauge how well you guys can get along!<\/p>\n

Be a Gym Rat<\/strong>
\nThe gym is also an excellent place to make new friends, especially if you\u00a0regularly take fitness classes. If you stand\u00a0near the same person every class, a simple smile or asking\u00a0about their day\u00a0won’t hurt. Especially once the cardio endorphins start flowing, that can easily turn into “want to grab a coffee after class?” Or just go out of your way to get to know someone you see a lot at the gym.<\/p>\n

Meetup at a Meetup<\/strong>
\nIf you’re really serious\u00a0about expanding your social circle, Meetups are an awesome approach! Every city has Meetup boards<\/a>, and even better, most Meetups are based on a common interest, hobby, or age group. Plus, almost every person who joins a Meetup group is pretty much\u00a0interested and open to expanding his or her social group — so you’ll be meeting people with the same interests and intentions!<\/p>\n

Do you have any tips on how to make new friends? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n

xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Who\u00a0isn't busy these days? You might say you're\u00a0busy working,\u00a0busy with your family, busy because you're ...","author":635770,"featured_media":86294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[260],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12120925\/MG_0234.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12120925\/MG_0234.jpg","formated_date":"August 15, 2016","category_name":"Life","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113832\/entertainment.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#1623ba","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86264"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/635770"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}