&gt; The majority of people can ultimately attribute meeting nearly all of their friends to either work or school. Having friends also makes meeting new friends both easier and far more likely.<p>and<p>&gt; i&#x27;m not sure if its the majority... i used to be this way, but as i got older i ended up making friends in more &#x27;traditional&#x27; social settings too (i.e. down the pub) and these friends greatly outnumber the &quot;met them at work or school&quot; ones now.<p>are the reason why I believe that it&#x27;s not <i>moving</i> that is the primary issue, but rather that most of us only know limited ways of making, maintaining and having friends. And for many of us, that&#x27;s okay. But if we move, or if we for some other reason need to make new friends, well, then we probably need to apply new methods.<p>My experience is that&#x27;s is surprisingly easy to make new acquaintances and pretty doable to turn these into friendships. While personally I struggle with <i>maintaining</i> them, that problem has always existed. But making friends has never been a problem, despite the fact that I&#x27;m pretty introverted and not naturally gifted in the art of socializing.