July 26, Shutterstock As a young adult, it often feels like you don't even have to think about how to make friends. You've got college classes full of peers, a seemingly never-ending social calendar, and you never find it difficult to strike up a conversation with a stranger in a bar. Fast forward a few decadeshowever, and things aren't quite so simple. Managing the day-to-day family unit is tough enough, let alone trying to find time to squeeze in a social life. According to researchers at Duke University and the University of ArizonaAmerican adults reported having approximately one less friend in than the same demographic had just two decades earlier. Worse yet, the results of a Gallup poll revealed that 16 percent of American adults have just one or two friends—and a shocking two percent admit to having none at all.
Although sometimes you're just over that area. Here are a few ideas arrange where to go if you're looking to meet someone new. At the dog park, where your dog before your friend's dog takes care of the introductions. At an intramural aerobics instruction club. Wandering through the galleries of an art museum. Attending a analysis at a local bookstore or annals.