Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012)
I&#x27;m 42, and I wish someone told me in my 20&#x27;s it would be harder to make new friends as I got older. I would have done things differently. I would have put more effort into making friends then.<p>I am able to make new friends, but they end up being more like acquaintances most of the time. Currently I am in grad school, and that&#x27;s working out well for me. There&#x27;s something about the shared camaraderie and shared suffering from the workload that builds real friendships.