Making Grown-Up Friends

How does a 20-something woman in a new city make new friends? That is a question I have tried to answer a lot since I moved to DC. Luckily, I have managed to make a few really good friendships since I moved here, but it has definitely been tough. Some of these friends were made through work, others through friends-of-friends, and of course a few through school. My problem now is that most of my friends are in relationships and/or super busy, meaning if I want to randomly go for a hike or to a baseball game on a weekend, its highly unlikely they are available. So what is a girl to do? Well, Rachel Bertsche was in a similar situation: she moved to a new city with her husband and was looking for new friends. She decided to be proactive about it and go on 52 "friend dates" to try and find a new BFF. That journey turned into the book, "MWF Seeking BFF." It's been fun to follow along on her friend dates, but what has also been super interesting are the bits in between the dates where she talks about the research she has done on making friends. It sounds kind of silly to write it out, but I am really enjoying the book. She has found that many women are in similar situations, looking for good friends to do something with at a moment's notice, but that few do much about it. Maybe by the time I finish the book I will be one of those who does do something about it. We'll see. :-)