Making Friends as an Adult

Yeah, it kinda sucks.. It’s time consuming and can be straight up difficult. Here are a few tips from Chloe at The Clwb that can hopefully take the edge off what could be considered the worst part of adulting.

JOIN A CLUB/START A HOBBY This is probably the easiest way to meet like-minded people who have similar interests to you. Making the time to do an extracurricular activity can seem a lot of effort compared to cozying up on the sofa with your virtual bestie Netflix, but believe me when I say it’s worth it. An organised activity is a ready

made platter of potential friendship material and although it can be very daunting showing up to something solo, you could always drop the organiser a message over social media to introduce yourself beforehand. That brings me to my next point, sliding into DM’s. It’s not just for the dating world. Social media connections are a great way

If you’re new to Barry and would like to meet some new chums, or if you’ve been here a while and fancy expanding your friendship circle, there are some great events and activities that you can get involved with. “

of finding out who is in your local area and you’ve got nothing to lose! After a quick stalk of someone’s Instagram you can get a good sense of their personality and whether you could hang with them. Chances are your potential new friend will love to see that DM pop up.

START YOUR OWN CLUB. A book club is always a great one. There’s a topic of conversation ready to go so no awkward silences and it gives you the excuse you need to start upping your reading habits, win win! You could even start an online club by creating a Facebook group and before you know it, bam! You’ve got yourself a whole new friendship group.

If you’re new to Barry and would like to meet some new chums, or if you’ve been here a while and fancy expanding your friendship circle, there are some great events and activities that you can get involved with, to name a few:

Barry Business Club. A great way to network if you have a local business, or just fancy meeting some local people. It takes place at Awesome Wales and the date will be on the Barry Magazine Facebook page. Go along for a cuppa, chat and good company. The Clwb’s Social Skills workshops. This series of workshops was set up with the aim of taking out the difficulty of making friends as an adult with the added bonus of learning a skill/craft. They take place once a month at Annie and Lolo and the next few include: creating personalised leather accessories, silver jewellery making, watercolour basics, and embroidery workshops. Check out @the_clwb on instagram for more info.

The masses of exercise classes in Barry. Sky Spa Wellness, Mt Fitness, Hydro Fitness Ladies Gym, Strong Women Squad, Turn'd Up Fitness are just a few of the independent local businesses that run classes for all abilities. You’re bound to find something that interests you and gets you closer to that pesky New Year’s goal of being more active.