Hi, I'm Sukie. I write How to Make Friends Hub — a small site about how adults actually rebuild their social lives, drawn from research, anonymized conversations with friends, and the parts of being human that don't fit neatly into a listicle.
About me
I'm a long-time observer of adult friendship — what makes it work, what stalls it, and the small habits that quietly compound. I've spent years collecting stories from friends and acquaintances about loneliness and reconnection (anonymized on this site), and reading the social-science research that explains why those stories follow such similar shapes.
You can find more of my work on YouTube at @wowsukie1692 — that's where I started talking publicly about this stuff before this site existed.
How I write
Every guide on this site is researched and drafted with AI assistance, then edited by me. I cite the studies I draw from. I weave in anonymized stories from real friends. I don't invent people, I don't fabricate research, and I don't publish anything I haven't read end-to-end. Full methodology on the editorial process page.
All guides by Sukie
- Am I a Good Friend Quiz: 10 Honest Questions, Then the GuideAm i a good friend quiz — 10 honest questions scored into four bands, plus a guide on what really makes a good friend and how to become one.…
- The Best Apps to Make Friends in 2026: An Honest ReviewApps to make friends, tested honestly: which ones lead to real meetups, which waste your time, and the habits that make any friendship app w…
- The Best Way to Make Friends as an Adult: One Habit That Actually WorksThe best way to make friends as an adult: the single habit research keeps confirming, and why it's almost never what listicles tell you.…
- Conversation Starters for New Friends That Actually Sound Like YouConversation starters for new friends — real lines that sound human, not interview-questions.…
- Discord Servers to Make Friends: The Honest 2026 GuideDiscord servers to make friends: the server types that produce real friendships, how to judge one fast, the voice→DM→friend pattern, and wha…
- Friendsgiving Ideas When You Don't Have Many Friends: A Small-Circle Host's GuideFriendsgiving ideas when you don't have many friends yet — who to invite, potluck logistics, and low-key ways to host a warm table with near…
- Friendship Attachment Style Quiz: The Four Styles, ExplainedFriendship attachment style quiz: 10 questions that name your pattern — Secure, Anxious, Avoidant or Fearful-Avoidant — plus how to move tow…
- Friendship Love Language Quiz: Find How You Show Up for FriendsFriendship love language quiz to find how you naturally show and receive care in friendships — plus a guide to using your result to prevent …
- Halloween Parties to Meet People in Chicago: A Neighborhood Bar-Hop GuideHalloween parties to meet people in Chicago work best as a neighborhood bar-hop with a plan. Where to go, how to layer for the cold, and how…
- Halloween Parties to Meet People in Los Angeles: A Plan for the One Night the City Actually GathersHalloween parties to meet people in los angeles, from the WeHo Carnaval to Eastside bars — how to work a drive-everywhere scene and actually…
- Halloween Parties to Meet People in NYC: A Solo-Friendly PlanHalloween parties to meet people in NYC: the parade, warehouse nights, and costume bar crawls — how to go solo, without a big group, and act…
- How Approachable Am I Quiz: 8 Questions, Then the FixHow approachable am i quiz — eight quick questions sorted into four bands, plus the body-language habits that make people feel they can talk…
- How Lonely Am I Quiz: A Gentle Connection Check-InHow lonely am i quiz — eight gentle questions sorted into four connection bands, plus a compassionate guide to what the result means and the…
- How Long Do Online Friendships Last? An Honest AnswerHow long do online friendships last? What the research says, why voice and shared activity are the dividing line, and what long-running onli…
- How to Ask Someone to Hang Out (Platonically) Without It Being WeirdHow to ask someone to hang out as a friend, with the specific-invitation rule and 9 copy-paste texts.…
- How to Deepen a Friendship from Casual to RealHow to deepen a friendship from casual to real — the specific moves that turn an acquaintance into someone who actually knows you.…
- How to Help Kids Make Friends (A Parent's Age-by-Age Guide)How to help kids make friends at every stage from preschool to middle school. Practical, research-aware strategies for parents.…
- How to Keep Friends as an Adult When Everyone Is BusyHow to keep friends as an adult when life gets busy. The small habits that hold friendships together across decades.…
- How to Make Friends After Divorce: Rebuilding a Social Life From ScratchHow to make friends after divorce — when the couple-friends are gone and your social map needs rebuilding. Honest, gentle,.…
- How to Make Friends After Moving: The First Year Survival GuideHow to make friends after moving — the honest first-year playbook, week by week, mistake by mistake.…
- How to Make Friends as a College Freshman: A First-Semester TimelineHow to make friends as a college freshman — a week-by-week guide to the open first-semester window, dorm proximity, orientation, and homesic…
- How to Make Friends as a Mom Without It Being Just About the KidsHow to make friends as a mom — finding real adult friendship beyond the school pickup. The honest playbook for mom social life.…
- How to Make Friends as a Teenager (Even When It Feels Hard)How to make friends as a teenager, even when you feel behind. Real strategies for school, jobs, teams, and online — from someone who gets it…
- How to Make Friends as an Adult: A Realistic Guide That Actually WorksHow to make friends as an adult — a complete, realistic guide: where adults actually meet, the one habit that works, how long it takes, and …
- How to Make Friends as an Introvert (Without Burning Out)How to make friends as an introvert without forcing yourself into draining situations. The depth-first playbook for quiet adults who want re…
- How to Make Friends at Home: A Guide for Remote Workers, Homebodies, and Stay-at-Home ParentsHow to make friends at home: the online communities, hosting habits and neighborhood moves that build real friendships when going out isn't …
- How to Make Friends at School (A Guide That Actually Works)How to make friends at school feels impossible when you're standing alone in the hallway. Here's what actually works — steps, scripts, and r…
- How to Make Friends at Work Without Making Things WeirdHow to make friends at work without crossing professional lines. The realistic playbook for office, hybrid, and remote workplaces.…
- How to Make Friends Before the Holidays: A 6-Week Head StartHow to make friends before the holidays: why October is the best runway, the fast-acting tactics that fit a short window, and a realistic 6-…
- How to Make Friends During Move-In Week: The 72-Hour WindowHow to make friends during move-in week using the 72-hour window when everyone is new: an hour-by-hour move-in-day plan, door-propping, dini…
- How to Make Friends During the Holidays: The Season's Hidden Social Head StartHow to make friends during the holidays: why December is secretly the easiest month to connect, and 9 low-pressure ways to actually meet peo…
- How to Make Friends in a New City: A Week-by-Week Plan for Your First 90 DaysHow to make friends in a new city, week by week. The first-90-days plan that actually works after moving.…
- How to Make Friends in a New Town When Everyone Already Has FriendsHow to make friends in a new town where everyone grew up together — the slower, word-of-mouth playbook for becoming a regular over one winte…
- How to Make Friends in a Small Town When Everyone Already Knows EveryoneHow to make friends in a small town when the pool is tiny, the cliques formed in childhood, and word travels fast. A structural playbook.…
- How to Make Friends in Brooklyn: A Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood GuideHow to make friends in Brooklyn depends on your neighborhood, Prospect Park, run clubs, and stoop culture. The hyperlocal borough playbook.…
- How to Make Friends in Chicago: The Neighborhood-First GuideHow to make friends in Chicago — the neighborhood-by-neighborhood reality, the leagues and clubs that work, and how to keep a social life al…
- How to Make Friends in College: An Honest Guide for Freshmen and TransfersHow to make friends in college as a freshman, transfer, or commuter student — what actually works in the first six weeks.…
- How to Make Friends in High School (Even When the Groups Already Feel Set)How to make friends in high school when cliques feel locked. Real, step-by-step strategies for breaking in and building friendships that las…
- How to Make Friends in Los Angeles: The City-Specific Guide Nobody Tells YouHow to make friends in Los Angeles when the city is spread across 500 square miles and everyone cancels. The sprawl-aware, neighborhood-spec…
- How to Make Friends in Middle School (Even When It Feels Impossible)How to make friends in middle school when everyone seems to already have a group: where to sit, what to say first, and how to turn a lunch t…
- How to Make Friends in NYC: The City-Specific Guide Most People MissHow to make friends in NYC after moving — the borough-by-borough, neighborhood-aware version of the new-city playbook.…
- How to Make Friends in Your 20s After Graduation and the First MoveHow to make friends in your 20s when college is over and adult life begins — the first-job, first-city, first-apartment guide.…
- How to Make Friends in Your 30s (Without It Feeling Desperate)How to make friends in your 30s when everyone's busy with marriages, kids, and careers. The honest, age-specific guide.…
- How to Make Friends in Your 40s When the Window Feels ClosedHow to make friends in your 40s — career-deep, kids-busy, energy-finite. The realistic playbook for the decade most people stop trying.…
- How to Make Friends in Your 50s After Kids and CareersHow to make friends in your 50s when the kids are grown and the career is settling. The realistic playbook for a quieter decade.…
- How to Make Friends Online: Real-Friendship Communities That Work in 2026How to make friends online in 2026: the communities where friendships actually form, how to move from text to voice to real life, and how to…
- How to Make Friends When You Work From Home: Rebuilding the Proximity the Office Gave You for FreeHow to make friends when you work from home by manufacturing the daily proximity an office used to hand you for free — coworking, third plac…
- How to Make Friends with Social Anxiety: A Gentle, Honest GuideHow to make friends with social anxiety, step by step, without forcing exposure that backfires. Gentle, honest, research-aware.…
- How to Make Friends with Strangers (Without Being Weird About It)How to make friends with strangers — the first conversation, the follow-up, and the small habits that turn a brief interaction into a real f…
- How to Make More Friends Without Spreading Yourself Too ThinHow to make more friends as an adult — when you already have a few but want a richer social life. The sustainable approach.…
- How to Make New Friends as an Adult When You Already Have SomeHow to make new friends as an adult — when the old circle is fine but you need fresh local connection. The honest, additive playbook.…
- How to Make New Friends When Your Old Ones Aren't Enough AnymoreHow to make new friends as an adult without replacing the old ones — the specific moves that work when your existing circle has grown thin.…
- How to Make Older Friends: The Case for Intergenerational FriendshipHow to make older friends and why intergenerational friendships are worth building: where age-mixing happens naturally, and how to bridge th…
- How to Meet New People in the Fall: Use the Season as a Social ResetHow to meet new people in the fall — leagues, classes, festivals, and the seasonal reset that makes autumn the easiest time of year to build…
- How to Meet People on Halloween as an Adult (the Most Socially Forgiving Night of the Year)How to meet people on Halloween as an adult: why costumes make strangers approachable, how to find events, going solo gracefully, and follow…
- How to Start a New Friendship, Step by StepHow to start a new friendship, step by step — the exact sequence from stranger to acquaintance to friend, and why the second hangout matters…
- How to Text a Friend You Haven't Talked to in a While (Without the Awkward Apology)How to text a friend you haven't talked to in a while without the cringe: short, warm, specific scripts you can copy, plus what to do if the…
- How to Text First Without Seeming Needy (The Friendship Version)How to text first without seeming needy — the friendship version, not the dating one. Why initiating is generous, plus 8 copy-paste texts.…
- Make New Friends But Keep the Old: A Strategy for Adult Social LayersMake new friends but keep the old — how to grow your circle without letting long-standing friendships drift, and the small system that keeps…
- Oktoberfest Events to Meet People in NYC: A Beer-Hall Guide to Talking to StrangersOktoberfest events to meet people in NYC work because of long communal tables. Where to go, table etiquette, and openers that turn a shared …
- Reconnect With an Old Friend Message Examples for Every SituationReconnect with an old friend message examples for every situation — years apart, after a falling out, after a loss, or a social rediscovery.…
- Social Battery Quiz: How Much Connection You Actually NeedSocial battery quiz: 10 questions that reveal whether you run Low, Rechargeable or High — plus how to build friendships that fit your capaci…
- Toxic Friendship Quiz: 10 Honest Questions, Then What to DoToxic friendship quiz — 10 honest questions scored into four bands, plus a compassionate guide on the red flags it measures and what to do n…
- What Makes a Good Friend: The Research and the Honest TruthWhat makes a good friend? The qualities research keeps confirming, the ones it doesn't, and how to actually be one.…
- What to Do if You Have No Friends: An Honest Starting PointWhat to do if you have no friends — without judgment, without bypassing how hard this is. Real first steps that work.…
- What to Do on Thanksgiving With No Friends: A Gentle Guide to a Hard DayWhat to do on thanksgiving with no friends, without pretending it doesn't ache: volunteering, a good meal for one, a few honest calls, and a…
- What to Say When Someone Leaves You on Read (Friend Edition)What to say when someone leaves you on read, friend to friend: why it's usually not rejection, when to follow up vs let it breathe, and exac…
- What to Text to Check In on a Friend Who's StrugglingWhat to text to check in on a friend when they're grieving, sick, or gone quiet — real, specific scripts that land, plus the empty lines to …
- Where to Make Friends as an Adult: 10 Places Ranked by What Actually WorksWhere to make friends as an adult: ten real places ranked by repeat-contact potential — the one thing that predicts whether a friendship for…
- Why Can't I Keep Friends? The Gentle, Honest AnswerWhy can't I keep friends is a question that hurts to ask. Here are the common, non-pathologizing reasons friendships fade — and small ways t…
- Why Is It So Hard to Make Friends as an Adult? The Honest AnswerWhy is it so hard to make friends as an adult? Six structural reasons most listicles miss, with research-backed answers.…