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Making friends in person

Casyellow

Hi, I recently lost my friend group after going through a marriage separation. I am used to losing friendships over the years but I think I might still want a friend. I tried to join a local group for autistic adults about 6 months ago but they never called back. 

I was just wondering if anyone had any other suggestions to make friends (I'm 44). I love crafts but I find it really hard just walking into the room on my own to even start the process. Just wondered what your experiences were or any suggestions?

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  • What about taking a short course on a particular craft that you enjoy. Then you'd be learning something with others so the focus is on something else not on making friends, but getting to know others with similar interests is usually part of  any course. Also it's usually 6 weeks or something so there's no pressure to do it all in one setting. You can ask people about homework or other questions about the work in question.

    You could even do a course in something you are already able to do a bit of so you can concentrate more on socialising than on learning. Also if it doesn't work out on the friend side of things you may learn something more about your craft. Or you could try a course in something entirely new that you'd like to know how to do. I think it's easier to make friends when the pressure is off a bit. 

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  • What about taking a short course on a particular craft that you enjoy. Then you'd be learning something with others so the focus is on something else not on making friends, but getting to know others with similar interests is usually part of  any course. Also it's usually 6 weeks or something so there's no pressure to do it all in one setting. You can ask people about homework or other questions about the work in question.

    You could even do a course in something you are already able to do a bit of so you can concentrate more on socialising than on learning. Also if it doesn't work out on the friend side of things you may learn something more about your craft. Or you could try a course in something entirely new that you'd like to know how to do. I think it's easier to make friends when the pressure is off a bit. 

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