You love to hang out with your friends. They are a great group of people, and when you get together, you seem to have a great time. But, sometimes your existing friends don’t share the same interest as you. Maybe, you want to learn some new skills, or you want a change of pace. Try making new friends, and they'll help you get there.

Having hundreds of friends is not practical. For instance, if you had 365 friends, you would only get to see each once per year, unless you got together with several at a time. Nonetheless, most people cannot hang out with friends every day of the year. You have work, and you have a family as well.

You can have more than the friends you have now, however. Realize that you won’t be close to each person you meet. In fact, you will find several of them are not compatible with you, and you go your separate ways. That’s a natural flow. There will be some people where, despite your best efforts, you cannot seem to connect.

The idea when meeting new friends is not to replace your existing friends. In fact, your closest friends should remain close to you. It’s just that you want to have new experiences in life. That is how you live life to the fullest. Sometimes, it’s good to have friends that aren’t close. That way, you get together for specific purposes and then you don’t see each other again until you meet up for that same reason. You can call these casual acquaintances rather than friends. Embrace this relationship as well.

You can also make friends on social media. Reach out to new people to learn more about their lives, and they can learn more about yours. Many of these people you will never meet in person. There is nothing wrong with that. Others, you may get closer to as you interact on the social networks. Then, you can both decide to meet up if you want.

Some people like to separate business associates from friends and never want to mix the two. However, others don’t draw lines. People are people and getting to know them outside of the business relationship is acceptable. How you want to play it is a personal choice, and you need to decide how to manage that. When business associates are close, you will have them for a lifetime on your network. That could help you when you are looking for new business opportunities.