I have a very difficult time meeting people. I only have a few close friends, and not many acquaintances. I'm not very social except for being with one or two people. I am very uncomfortable in groups and tend to sit in the corner by myself.

Currently my two good friends are my neighbors, whose children are my child's close friends. I just happen to really like them as people.

I've found that people LOVE to talk about themselves, so when I meet people I usually ask lots of questions. This helps because I don't have to reveal much about myself and I generally find people interesting.The conversations are generally pleasant and as long as you can find things to ask about the conversation can go on for awhile.

Finding friends as an adult is really really hard. People often already have their own friends and are not interested in increasing their social circle, or are busy with their families.

If you're religious, churches can be good places to find groups to meet with. Book clubs. Even volunteering to teach English to new language speakers can get you in touch with others.

I remember lying to my therapist when I was in my early 20's because she kept pushing me to find friends, and I didn't know how. I made up friends so she'd stop bugging me about it. Maybe that was the wrong approach, but I was so depressed and trying to figure out medications and family drama that I didn't have the energy to spend trying to find people. Plus my self-esteem was crap.

My opinion is, don't push it unless YOU want to. If you do it just because your psychologist tells you to, it won't work.