I think of this a bit like the chicken or the egg question, the answer feels like it could go either way. Often we join a community, be it a book club, a local yoga studio, or a volunteer organization, and become friends with others we meet there. It’s easy to become friends when you’re seeing each other regularly and already have at least one shared interest. On the flip side, a group of friends might realize something’s missing from say, their neighborhood, city, or even st

If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say, “I moved here X years ago and it’s so hard to make friends” I’d be rich. Ok maybe not rich with the way things are these days, but I’d have a lot more dollars. When we were kids, you'd lock eyes with someone on the swings at the park and suddenly you were friends. If kids your age lived on the same street, you quickly became bike buddies. If they had a video game system, instant bestie. Somewhere between then and now, maki