Funny: How do you make a new friend?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (140118)
Philippines
May 6, 2021 10:32am CST
Since I am an ambivert, it is easy for me to make new friends. I am saying it in a humble way. The real story is not me. A 12-year-old boy is answering this question a few hours back with me. There are so many ways to make new friends in life. The most typical is to ask the time.
Me: How do you make a new friend?
Student: I will drop a pen, let the person pick it up, and return it to me.
Me: @#&* Laughing.
Student: Why are you laughing, teacher?
Me: Is this really how you make a new friend? Why not offer some candies?
What is your style of making a new friend?
Is it easy for you to initiate a conversation with others?
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12 responses
@Prabhatsingh (3537)
• India
7 May 21
Yeah, it's easy to initiate a conversation.
if you get to know something about the other person, it can we anything,
You can strike a conversation on that, and well there you are on your way to making friends.
Find something common between you too and, there you go, a great conversation starter. 
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
9 May 21
@Prabhatsingh I used to be one. It is a good thing that I am ambivert now.
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@Prabhatsingh (3537)
• India
9 May 21
@Shavkat
Right.
They just need someone else to initiate the conversation for them.
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@sunilparthan (6302)
• India
6 May 21
It's easy to make friends if you have lot of money. But i cannot assure you that they will be your good friends. And to make good friends still I don't know how. Still searching
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@sunilparthan (6302)
• India
7 May 21
@Shavkat yes that is really true. Now people like money more than relationship
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@mildredtabitha (16147)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 May 21
I say hi and complement them and smile
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@ankit0924 (60)
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6 May 21
i won't say its easy, but starting a conversation is very important, and if the other person responds, you get topics automatically to talk about and you get better understanding of each other, which can lead to great friendship
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@ankit0924 (60)
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7 May 21
@Shavkat sure observation is good, you learn few things about a person, but in the end you have to start somewhere to become friends, i just believe how to start a conversation is hard, if you get a hang of it, you can make friends comfortably
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@betlynfrnds (4069)
• United States
7 May 21
I start out by finding one's with similar interests of important matters. Then we communicate openly and regularly. ( We don't have to talk about anything too personal or sensitive ).
Then, one of the most important steps to making a friend is being a friend.
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@betlynfrnds (4069)
• United States
7 May 21
@Shavkat That's true. I try to do my part in being a friend but if the other person is, as you say, abusive or otherwise not interested in reciprocating then I take my leave.
Trying to make a one sided friendship work is not worth the time and effort.
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