Relationship Help - Post 3 - Meeting New Neighbors

At this point we can assume that the most common reason for not going out would be because that you don't know anyone... maybe you just moved, maybe work only has just a few people that aren't in your age group.

All this doesn't matter. There are many things out there to help you find and make some new friends. Lets start with where you live.

So you moved to a neighborhood, you just moved into a new house. The easiest way to make yourself some new friends in this situation is to be accessible. Most people are like you, they just won't approach someone new and just say hello, especially if they are men to approach men.

What do I mean by be accessible? Well, the idea is to find something to do outside where others might see you and say hello. Mowing the grass, planting a garden, trimming the trees. All of these are simple ideas that put you in the area for your neighbors to feel comfortable to come out and introduce themselves. What if you don't really have any thing outside that you like to do? Well I think you could make something up that you could make a routine out of.

As an example of this... I bought a house back in about 2003 in a little neighborhood. I really didn't know my neighbors or anyone for that matter. I decided to put up my Dart Board in the Garage. The dart board was on the wall but fairly close to the garage door so that I would stand on one side of the garage and throw darts to the other while leaving the garage door open. It didn't take but a few days before I knew about 5 or 6 people from the neighborhood. That was only me playing after I left work for the day. Simple. Suppose you don't play darts, or you don't have a garage. Well, there is always something to do outside. Games, Bikes, Kites, Radio Control Cars, Auto Detailing, etc.

What if you moved into an apartment? How would you then meet new neighbors. Well, usually during football season someone is yelling in there house at the TV, its always a good thing to stop by, and watch TV with them. If its not football season there is always meeting people at the pool, the laundry room, outside when there car isn't functional, or needs maintenance. Simply speaking if there is anything that you know how to do or enjoy doing this would be a great opportunity for you to go and give your two cents, even if they don't need it.