Had the same friend for 12 years until she ditched me for a man. Whats the best way to make friends at 25 when you're a girl? I have a fiancee, but I need one close female friend.
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find urself a 25 yr old gal near ur socity
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As a guy, I think it's great.  I'm looking for this type of friend myself but girls like you are hard to find!
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We're sorta in the same boat then. I don't have many friends... I have a friend who lives a few streets away, a friend who lives 1/2 an hr away, even tho we have each other's #, we still only talk online... :s Rarely see each other. Then there's my bf of course. I make friends & then I somehow lose friends... :( Sometimes I choose to not be friends w/ them cuz I don't deserve to be treated the way they treated me. I'm a nice girl... why can't I make friends ? Why won't anyone be friends w/ me ? Maybe I'm so nice that I'm regarded as a "loser" :( I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs. I don't think that peeps accept me cuz they think that I'm a "goody goody" :s :( (N)
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Are there any clubs in your area that have activities you like that you can join?  Does your town ever have any fairs or anything that you can go to?  Try asking a friend if he or she knows any single ladies looking for friends to do things with, and start out that way.
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look, i don't know how old you are, but i'm thinking... if you're 17 close to 18?  go for girls at least 16 years of age already, ok?  \n\nif you're not 17? ... here are some advice to consider:\n\n#1:  give you and her a break (at least over the summer) so that both of you can regroup.  understand, the way you've explained your situation and how things unfolded, the best scenario would be this:  you and her become platonic friends.  \n\n#2:  if you guys decide it's ok to "hang out" during the summer or any time during the summer?  BE FRIENDS.  this may be all she wants.  don't push for more.  if you do, you will more than likely lose her for good. \n\nif she all the sudden wants to get back with you during the summer?  the best thing would be for you to \nT - A - K - E...   I - T...  S - S - S- S - L - L - L - O - O - W.\n\n#3:  if you guys end up hanging out and summer is over, if she SAYS she wants to start going out again?  \nG-O   \nS - S - S- S - L - L - L - O - O - W.   \nsince you are older, let her set the tempo as to how "fast" your relationship goes.  ...you never know, you may end up being the one to step on the breaks.  \n\ngood luck, guy.  you've done all that you can.  the ball is in her court.  if it returns to yours?  \nT - A - K - E...   \nI - T...  \nS - S - S- S - L - L - L - O - O - W.
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I've had a bad experience with dating a girl that I'd been friends with. It was pretty awkward, both of us knew eachother and what we like with the exception of relationship needs. I was so used to us just being friends that I made minimal moves. Unfortunately, she believed in the man making all the moves. She eventually got bored and went after someonme else.
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Oh girl I totally understand I have 2-3 really close girlfriends the rest are guys, ya girls are evil I know I can be too sometimes, and fake, I moved 60 miles away from my girls and it's tough but we make every effort to see each other we need our friends right? What state do you live in, I'll be your friend, don't worry I'm not fake I'm the most real person you'll ever meet\n\nemail me hlngtouch@yahoo.com
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hi i am having the same problem but the difference i am a boy and i am looking for a femail friend. so why don,t we both become friends . that might solve the problem.
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Dude, I had one girlfriend in high school that lasted two months.  It took me a while to catch up on learning but now I can proudly say that I need more than two hands to count the partners I've had, and I'm 33.  The majority of people I were with were in a relationship with me for more than a year, so it's not like I constantly slept around.  At 28 years old I got tired of being a nice guy and decided to only make myself happy instead of always putting others ahead, and it has paid off well.  You still have to think with your brain more than your male appendage though.\n\nEven now I can still go to the clubs hanging out with my girlfriend (been together over a year), and I know the married couples that don't look too happy are envying me.  Just don't get married early and ruin it.  think of it this way too.  When you're in high school you really only connect with those in your school.  When you're in college the number of available women expands.  Then when you're in the real world it's a meat market.\n\nI can't say us males don't measure another guy in the number of women that he's conquered, but just play it safe and you won't have to hear from those same males on how many child support payments they make or avoid.
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How long has she been your friend? True girl friends must be true no matter what man comes into the picture. It is The Code.
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This is a normal part of growing up.  It happens to all of us.  I remember crying my eyes out with a friend because we hadn't spent that much time together, and now we're graduating and won't see each other in a while!  I have seen her twice since then; 14 years ago.\n\nYou'll miss your friends at first, then you move on.  If you go to college, you'll make lots of new friends, and they'll have a lot more in common with you.  If you work, you'll meet friends at jobs.\n\nKeep in mind that if you were very best friends, you will remain very best friends.  My friend since I was 10 and I talk every now and then, but we live in different cities and are in different points in our lives.  She's a single mom now going back to school, and I'm married with 3 kids and already graduated from college.  But we still talk, and I'd still consider her my friend!\n\nRelax and enjoy this moment in your life.  There are many big events to follow soon!  Your life will start changing dramatically as you grow up!  And you are ALWAYS growing up!\n\n(Your e mail address isn't confirmed so I can't write you back, so I'm editing this...)\n\nI'm sorry.  This is a normal part of growing up.  Changing friends, changing lives.  You met these friends, you will meet more!  Being sad is alright.  Let them know that you will miss them, and that you wish them luck.  Maybe in a few years after things cool down you'll see them again!  There is the internet, after all.  When I graduated, there was no internet or cell phones.  Getting in touch with people was much more difficult.  I've recently gotten in touch with some old friends; and it's nice because it's been so long we have so many stories to share!  I had lunch with a girl I haven't seen in 7 years a couple weeks ago, and I'm having dinner with a friend I haven't seen in 17 years Friday!  I'm really excited, and I'm bringing all kinds of pictures!  We met when we were 12, and now I have a daughter about that age!  Funny!\n\nLife is fun.  You'll enjoy it.  I'm glad to see that you are so aware of your feelings and not afraid to talk about them.  That's the first step in being an adult!  So many adults have trouble because they can't understand their feelings, and if they do, they won't talk about them!  You'll do well in your life!
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OK most guys on here would just tell you that all chicks are bitches. That's only true sometimes. Some girls have been hurt in the past so when they get hurt there just over it so they take all of emotions out on the last person that hurt them. See, if you just told her you wanted to be friends then she will get mad at you, but what you have to do is just talk to her. Explain to her why you told her that you just wanted to be friends. Plus woman go through a lot, just as much as men. Not more always not less always but there always going through stuff just like all guys are. So just apologize to her and tell her that you didn't mean to hurt her you just like different stuff than her. So eventually she will forgive and will be JUST FRIENDS. \n\n\nI'm only 13 years old,but I know what I'm talking about so you can take my advice or somebody else's but anyway you better do somthing soon.\n\n If you have anymore questions or comment then send me an e-mail\n\nI hope it works out with you and your FRIEND, but remember she's going through stuff just like you are so be considerate and listen to her.
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I am the youngest of three sisters.  Our ages are 36, 42, and 45.  I could not have better friends than them.  We are extremely close and turn to each other for almost anything.  We take weekend girl trips together and call each other for advice.  Two of us live within 20 miles of one another the other lives across the country.  But that doesn't seem to matter.  We always make time for each other.  It wasn't always that way however.  I was the annoying younger sister and the two older sisters rivaled one another.  It wasn't until we were all older adults that we became close.
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i wished i could help i am in Australia . i  know how you feel i am searching for a old school mate i cannot find her . she is obv married and her parents have moved it is so hard \n . so i hope you find your friends and good luck to you.
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Reach out and touch someone first and they'll do the rest toward friendships. If old acquaintances leave, make new friends because that's whats life is all about. Diligence, respect and modesty pays off.. Hold on to you for if you can be a friend to yourself first by realizing you're worthy of just being you, you will have begun the ladder of friendship one step at a time. I have full confidence in you. Remember this. Yesterday was a dare to struggle to hold on to the past [acquaintances who called themselves friends], and today is a dare to win[new friends including yourself first, and then others]. I think your life is like a precious jewel that can never be replaced.  Good luck ,much warmth and joy, and much wisdom.
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oasis, I have had this problem my entire life. I'm in my 30's now and am finally starting to get over the shyness. I still find it hard to talk to people I don't know and to make friends. What I have found is that everyone else has insecurities just like me. Some people are just better at overcoming them.\n\nSome things I have found that work for me are going out with a best friend and some of her/his friends. That way you already know someone in the group and can gradually build relationships with the other members of the group. Go out and do something fun with them a few times so you can reminisce about those times to break the ice.\n\nI really have a tough time coming up with things to talk about with other people, so what I have done is read newspapers and magazines and watch TV that has interests like those of a person I am interested in getting to know. That way I have something to talk about. \n\nI never was one for meeting men. That is until one man at work caught my eye. We said polite hellos to each other, but that just wasn't enough. I finally got up the nerve to talk to him. I walked right up, stuck out my hand, and said, "I can't believe you have been here this long and I still don't know your name." It impressed him that I was interested in him, and we began to talk and are now in a 2 1/2 year relationship.  Sometimes you just have to get the courage to start. The other person will often take over once you make the first move. Smile, be yourself, and take a chance. You never know the great people you  might meet!
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be calmly persistent.  My husband was and we have been together for 11 years.  Just be there for her/ be a friend first