How to Find New Friends After Moving
Making a move to a new community is both exciting and stressful, especially when leaving town or moving to a location in the same town that's away from established people and places. Every family member feels disconnected. Finding new friends after the move is important to make everyone feel more at home.
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Things You'll Need
- Community organizations
- Sports clubs
- Continuing education catalog
- Community college courses
Instructions
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Meet your neighbors. Knock on doors on either side and across the street, introduce yourself and tell neighbors about your family.
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Pursue your interests. Volunteer organizations, amateur sports, book groups and religious groups are a great way to meet people with the same interests and make friends after a move.
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Make a welcoming place for children and teens. It's easier for them to make friends since there is a built in pool of potential friends in school. But let them bring people home to socialize and encourage new relationships.
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Contact a newcomers club. Most communities have some kind of newcomers organization designed to make introductions after moving.
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Throw a party. Once you've made some initial contacts of people you like, organize a party.
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Join the local community center or Y. It's easy to make new friends after a move through aerobics classes or over the weight machines, where there are easy topics of conversation.
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Take a class. Local community colleges and continuing education programs have offerings for any interest and are a great place to meet people.
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Tips & Warnings
Set up play dates for younger children with people you've met and invite parents along. This helps forge friendships for everyone.
Get children registered for local sports teams and activities such as dance lessons or art classes. Most communities have sports activities for any level of expertise, and a team provides a potential set of friends.
If you are shy or naturally reserved, make an introduction and exchange a few sentences, then make a graceful exit from the conversation.
