People thrive on human connection and one of the most important of those connections is friendship. According to Help Guide, “friendships have a huge impact on your mental health and happiness. Good friends relieve stress, provide comfort and joy and prevent loneliness and isolation.”
Having friends is fulfilling and rewarding. Your friends are those you share your life with and who you go to for advice, company and fun, but making friends is not always easy.
During the pandemic, the process of making new friends has become much more difficult, even impossible. Without in-person classes, club meetings or parties, it is not easy to make new friends. But whether you are a first-year student that does not know anyone at college yet or an upperclassman with a social group already, everyone likes to make new friends. So, to help you out, I went on a friend-making search during the pandemic. Here are my suggestions.
Try an app like Bumble BFF
Out of curiosity, I downloaded Bumble BFF. Bumble is basically the normal Bumble—the dating app—but designed for finding friendships instead of people to date. As someone who has never used a dating app at all, I was intimidated. I was afraid to put myself out there and admit that I would like to meet new friends. A lot of young people have the idea that they should have a large group of friends whom they get along with perfectly, like their life is supposed to be a sitcom. It can be embarrassing to admit you would like more…
