“As external conditions change, it becomes tougher to meet the three conditions that sociologists since the 1950s have considered crucial to making close friends: proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting that encourages people to let their guard down and confide in each other, said Rebecca G. Adams, a professor of sociology and gerontology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This is why so many people meet their lifelong friends in college, she added.”
Interesting NYTimes Article: Friends of a Certain Age, by Alex Williams
I suppose one could say the same thing about meeting a romantic partner. At least I could … being single as I am.
Jul 15th, 2012 / 10:52 pm
Or take improv classes.
Jul 16th, 2012 / 2:04 am
Another reason to be great full for co-working spaces like Studiomates.
Jul 16th, 2012 / 8:45 am
Another reason I miss the awesome neighborhood coffee shop where I met almost all of my NYC friends. (and Swiss Miss herself!)
RIP Victory Coffee Shop
Jul 16th, 2012 / 9:58 am
… or just hang out with Tina and Jessi!
Jul 16th, 2012 / 10:04 am
Yeah UNCG.
Jul 16th, 2012 / 3:57 pm
I took her sociology class at UNCG. She created a class to go tour with the Grateful Dead and study sociology in the parking lot.
Jul 16th, 2012 / 4:21 pm
I never meet anyone. In my city, you make friends in high school, then college, after that you’re married and that’s it. People have no social skills. They just want 3 friends, 1 lover and that’s it. I hate it. We can’t all live in San Francisco or NYC–> only 2 places in America where people are social?
Jul 17th, 2012 / 2:30 pm
@janet: where do you live??
Jul 18th, 2012 / 12:43 am
I was JUST talking about this! Even as a twentysomething that works for themselves, it is SO hard to meet new people. And it’s not like people are looking for new friends at the bar. Something I hope to explore some more. And I just moved to Austin which is a pretty young city. We’ll see
Jul 18th, 2012 / 3:09 pm