Ask HN: How do you meet new people?
Three conditions have been found to be necessary to make close friends. After learning about this, I found it to be true in my own life.<p>I spent a good amount of time researching how to make friends before I moved to a new city in 2010.<p>Would be happy to share what I&#x27;ve learned if anyone is interested.<p>&quot;As external conditions change, it becomes tougher to meet the three conditions that sociologists since the 1950s have considered crucial to making close friends: proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting that encourages people to let their guard down and confide in each other, said Rebecca G. Adams, a professor of sociology and gerontology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mobile.nytimes.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;07&#x2F;15&#x2F;fashion&#x2F;the-challenge-of-making-friends-as-an-adult.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mobile.nytimes.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;07&#x2F;15&#x2F;fashion&#x2F;the-challenge-...</a>