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🌻 Why Being a Loner Helps You Make New Friends
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When you’re confident and comfortable in your own company, it becomes easier to talk to strangers, reach out first, and make plans repeatedly. That’s what builds friendship, whether you’re moving to a new city or just facing a social dry spell. We are suffering from a loneliness epidemic. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you. Depending on whom you talk to, some might even tell you we’re suffering from a male loneliness epidemic, specifically. Whether we let men claim loneliness as their own personal plight or evaluate the larger spectrum of adult relationships, the present and future states of friendship look bleak:
And this isn’t just a problem with “the kids these days.” Across genders and generations, people everywhere are struggling to make new friends. In this post, I share four truths on how to make new friends as an adult—and why learning to get confident and comfortable in your own company will actually help you make more friends. Do you feel lonely doing things by yourself?
It shouldn’t be that way. Sign up for A Merry Loner’s 7-Day Do Things Alone Challenge to learn how to get more confident doing things alone.
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Did a friend forward you this newsletter? You can get your own, for free. Just subscribe here. Need to take a break from emails? That's okay. You can change your email address or unsubscribe. Hello, Reader. It's Merry here, the American-raised, Paris-based writer with another message about finding confidence and comfort in your own company, so you can stop waiting on other people to enjoy your life. Last time, I shared excerpts of poetry from Joy Sullivan about new beginnings and finding the...
Did a friend forward you this newsletter? You can get your own, for free. Just subscribe here. Need to take a break from emails? That's okay. You can change your email address or unsubscribe. Hello, Reader. It's Merry here, the American-raised, Paris-based writer with another message about finding confidence and comfort in your own company, so you can stop waiting on other people to enjoy your life. Last time, I shared six reasons why spending time alone can be good for you. Today, we're...
There are many benefits of solitude, but you have to give yourself the chance to sit there. It’s the tale as old as time: “I’m afraid I will die alone.” While such a worry often comes to us in more dire moments, like when a relationship dissolves or family ties begin to come undone, the fear of being alone also creeps its way into our everyday activities: going to a wedding alone; traveling alone; living alone; even celebrating Valentine’s Day alone. When we compare our inner circle to that...