Summary
A friendship educator named Mary provides tips for adults to make new friends, particularly in their 30s. Her advice includes joining regular activities, using apps to meet people, being open to conversation, and managing expectations about the time it takes to build friendships. Mary aims to help people overcome challenges such as loneliness and lack of social confidence.
Key Facts
- Mary is a friendship educator who shares tips on making friends as an adult through TikTok and other platforms.
- Her advice includes joining consistent social activities like trivia nights or book clubs to become familiar to others.
- She suggests using apps like Bumble BFF to connect with people who are also looking for friends.
- Mary emphasizes the importance of being brave, leaving one's home, and being open to new conversations.
- She advises managing expectations as friendships take time and effort to develop.
- A Pew Research Center survey found that 16% of adults in the U.S. feel lonely most or all of the time.
- The survey also found that 18% of people do not have any close friends.
- Mary is also working on clothing items that encourage openness to making friends.
