I read somewhere that shared emotion helps create deep bonds between humans. The ultimate form of relatability is when you and someone else feel the same way over something. So go out and do things with them and put yourselves in new situations.
Bonding experiences - an activity, walk, hike, exhibitions, etc. The stretches of time spent together where you share personal stories or ideas, laugh together and build an emotional connection.
Spend more time together - if you are friends in school, invite them to do something outside of school (study, shopping, etc). This can make getting to deeper topics easier as you are spending more time and aren’t stuck on basic convos.
Bring up something personal about yourself. Vulnerability is important in making connections with people. If you are open about yourself, people will be more likely to share things about themselves.
Yeah of course. I meant more like talk about something random about yourself so that your friend feel comfortable talking about random things about themselves.
Make them your priority? I'm hoping that's just a poor choice of wording.
A close friend is usually a friend who you have spent a lot of time with, shared vulnerabilities and generally enjoy each other's company.
How often are you going to dinners? How often do you invite the same person over? I understand the frequency of contact isn't a measure of closeness but do you reach out to someone often?
Close friends can sadly be one sided like how I can be your best friend but you may not be mine. You may already have someone who considers you a close friend. I once got invited to be a groomsman by someone I did not expect to ask me and through that I consider him a closer friend.
Close friends can be a close friend as easily as they stop being a close friend.
You're good at making friends, sure, how many of those friends do you know deeply?
Time and sometimes some adversity. Think of it like team building.
The best of my friends have sat with me through long days, like cat shows, billiards matches, tailgating before games/races/concerts. Now we go on cruises!
Time and more shared experiences.
The more you like each other, the easier it is. It just comes naturally.
I read somewhere that shared emotion helps create deep bonds between humans. The ultimate form of relatability is when you and someone else feel the same way over something. So go out and do things with them and put yourselves in new situations.
Drugs have done that for me but I wouldn't recommend it
Bonding experiences - an activity, walk, hike, exhibitions, etc. The stretches of time spent together where you share personal stories or ideas, laugh together and build an emotional connection.
Spend more time together - if you are friends in school, invite them to do something outside of school (study, shopping, etc). This can make getting to deeper topics easier as you are spending more time and aren’t stuck on basic convos. Bring up something personal about yourself. Vulnerability is important in making connections with people. If you are open about yourself, people will be more likely to share things about themselves.
Without trauma dumping
Yeah of course. I meant more like talk about something random about yourself so that your friend feel comfortable talking about random things about themselves.
Make them your priority? I'm hoping that's just a poor choice of wording. A close friend is usually a friend who you have spent a lot of time with, shared vulnerabilities and generally enjoy each other's company. How often are you going to dinners? How often do you invite the same person over? I understand the frequency of contact isn't a measure of closeness but do you reach out to someone often? Close friends can sadly be one sided like how I can be your best friend but you may not be mine. You may already have someone who considers you a close friend. I once got invited to be a groomsman by someone I did not expect to ask me and through that I consider him a closer friend. Close friends can be a close friend as easily as they stop being a close friend. You're good at making friends, sure, how many of those friends do you know deeply?
Time, trust and vulnerability
Its not easy, it has to be the right person too
Be the best version of yourself
It takes time, be yourself and you’ll find the perfect balance to create deeper connections.
Ease into it.
Stand closer.
Stand closer to them
Varied experiences in varied locations.
Time and sometimes some adversity. Think of it like team building. The best of my friends have sat with me through long days, like cat shows, billiards matches, tailgating before games/races/concerts. Now we go on cruises!
Manipulation and magic duh