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How to make friends

Mark

At least 2 people recently have asked about this, and I didn't get round to responding, so here goes:

Step 1: Always be open and honest with the person you're trying to make friends with.

Step 2: Give each other a detailed description of your personalities. In theory, you instantly know each other well enough to know whether you like each other then.

Step 3: Ask questions about each other. I've got into trouble before for asking too many questions; I think 3 per e-mail should be about the right number though.

It's worked 2 out of 2 times for me when I've tried this method with people I've been in touch with by private message on here. We got on so well that I made friends with each of them in less than 2 weeks! So it seems to work.

I hope that's helpful for people.

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  • Although the suggestions you have given are good for people wishing to form online friendships, I feel it is also worth adding that they can require just as much time and effort as friendships that exist offline in the 'real' world.

    Quite often on the NAS forums, I see posts from members who give the impression that they are hoping to establish instant friendships with other members. In my experience, there's a big difference between being friendly with other people online, and actually being online friends.

  • in reply to Sporadic Sparkly
    Sporadic Sparkly said:
    Although the suggestions you have given are good for people wishing to form online friendships, I feel it is also worth adding that they can require just as much time and effort as friendships that exist offline in the 'real' world.

    I completely agree with this. It takes time and effort from both people to form a friendship. I'd rather take the time to build that connection than jump head first in to it and just hope for the best. 

    I'm terrible at making friends-but I'm learning and hoping over time I'll get better at it. 

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  • in reply to Sporadic Sparkly
    Sporadic Sparkly said:
    Although the suggestions you have given are good for people wishing to form online friendships, I feel it is also worth adding that they can require just as much time and effort as friendships that exist offline in the 'real' world.

    I completely agree with this. It takes time and effort from both people to form a friendship. I'd rather take the time to build that connection than jump head first in to it and just hope for the best. 

    I'm terrible at making friends-but I'm learning and hoping over time I'll get better at it. 

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