Starting From Zero: Making Friends in a New City in Your 20s | Mumbai Diary Day 5

Welcome back to Day 5 of my daily Mumbai diaries! 🥑✨ After skipping yesterday because I was completely wiped out from exhaustion, I finally forced myself to get out of bed this weekend and do something outside my comfort zone: make a new friend in Mumbai. Moving to a massive city comes with a weird paradox: you have friends and college batchmates here, but everyone lives hours away, and surviving Mumbai local trains on a weekend is a full mental battle on its own. So, I decided to open Bumble BFF to find someone local to hang out with. We met up for lunch, and while it was fun, having to introduce yourself from absolute zero—after 5 years of college where everyone already knew everyone—drained my social battery so fast. Between navigating awkward silences, forcing small talk, and pushing through a headache, here’s my honest takeaway on building an adult social circle from scratch in Mumbai. If you're navigating new cities, post-college friendships, or adult small talk, remember to Like, Comment, and Subscribe! See you in the next one! ❤️ #mumbaivlog #mumbaidiaries #BumbleBFF #MakingFriendsInYour20s #adultfriendships #hostellife #SocialBattery #socialbattery