Making New Friends After 70 Is Hard. Here's What Worked

A widow and retired school librarian shares how she made real new friends in her seventies, after realizing she had no one she could call. Why friendship gets so hard after seventy (and why it is not your fault), how many hours it really takes to become friends, and the small, slightly awkward things that finally worked: showing up at the same place every week, taking a small volunteer job, asking first, forgiving the stiff lunches, friends of every age, and staying connected when you can no longer drive. Sources: Hall JA (2018). How many hours does it take to make a friend? Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, University of Kansas. Boothby EJ, Cooney G, Sandstrom GM, Clark MS (2018). The Liking Gap in Conversations: Do People Like Us More Than We Think? Psychological Science. Chapters 00:00 Hook 00:43 It Is Not You 01:38 It Takes Hours 02:22 Same Place Every Week 03:08 Give Yourself A Job 03:51 Ask First 04:43 Surviving The Awkward 05:29 What Pushed People Away 06:19 Friends Of Every Age 07:01 If You Cannot Get Out 07:45 How I Met Doris 08:29 Your Turn Tea With Grandma June: life lessons, money on a fixed income, living alone and liking it, and small joys from a long life. #grandma #lifeadvice #seniorliving #teawithgrandmajune