EEK Making Friends

As someone in college whose only close friend is her boyfriend, I know it's super hard to make true friends that you can be yourself around. When I say I have no friends, I don't mean that I never talk to anyone ever who isn't my boyfriend. I mean, I don't have someone who isn't my boyfriend that I can just sit in their presence and be on my phone and show them funny things as I find them. I don't have someone I feel comfortable inviting to my apartment and watching TV with without it feeling weird and forced. It's a very sad and lonely feeling, but here are some things I've done that make it better and bring me hope in finding people I can be comfortable with.

Join clubs and groups of people with the same interests as you. This is super helpful because not only do you have people with common interests, but this also gives you something to bring up in conversation. I'm in a club here at Salisbury University called Girls on Top of the World, and we volunteer, fundraise, and hang out as a group of girls. I have always loved volunteering, and I put myself in the situation of being surrounded by girls with the same interests. I also hope to join a different club this year called All Booked for the Girls. This club is a book club where they only read female authors. I also love to read when I have the time, and this can give me time to read as well as meet new people who also enjoy reading. Lastly, I hope to join Educators Rising here at SU. This club is for all education majors, and this excites me to think about because I have worries and anxieties about becoming a teacher that probably other education majors have. (shoutout to the badminton club, my boyfriend and I are in that together!)

Being a part of something like a club or a group of people makes you feel like you belong in the world as a person more. Not only can this help you make friends, but it is good for your well-being! Trust me!

My experiences with girls on top:

Love,

Abby<3