What period of your life did you make the most friends?

[Heavenly44]

Whether that be school , work , social clubs , when did you make the most friends

I would say primary school was peak popularity for me.

16-19 for me.

Later life. By far. I don't give a crap anymore, if someone's to my taste - funny clever and kind - I make damn sure they know I like them. It's amazing how many nice people there are.

Friends from antenatal and when eldest was a baby. She's now 4, almost all of us have multiple children, and friendship still going strong so hoping it stays the same as children continue to grow.

Being bullied in secondary hugely affected my confidence and its made friendships really hard for me, I often feel like I have to pinch myself because I have such a wonderful mum friendship group. I am still in touch with a couple of school friends, a few from uni and a few ex colleagues but not super close in the same way

I’ve made friends at various stages. My older friends from school have evolved and changed so it’s often hard to reconnect. Friends from work can be very close, but changing jobs or locations has a huge impact. I’ve never really got to know neighbours. Family are always there .. pros and cons !

I mean, I made loads at school, but the most meaningful friendships were made in my early 20s, when I started a hobby.

So far, aged 20-26 I made most new friends

2 separate groups - one from secondary school who mainly keep in touch with 3-4 people but see everyone as a group a few times a year, and a group from a job in my mid twenties who I see and speak to loads.

As a parent.

Secondary school for me. I was actually really popular but since then I've really struggled to make friends and it's taken a steep decline lol

Met through kids and school run. Still keep in touch. Not many through work they just colleagues. Few friends we didnt meet this year but part of that was Covid and places shut. School mams are my main group friends.

Late 20s.

Spent most of school counting down the days til I could escape the school/town/countryside. Had a small, tight group of friends, but have fallen out of regular contact with them - but I do know if any of us reappeared in each other's lives there'd be room for them.

Thought I'd blossomed socially at university with another good group of friends, but somewhat surprisingly they almost all faded away as soon as we all graduated - I hightailed it to London, no one else really did, it all proved strangely transient.

My 20s were my party years and that's where I really found my tribe and built up a strong, loyal, long-lasting network of mates. There wasn't really a single source - I definitely kept that part of my life separate from my first few office jobs, where I kept my head down and didn't socialise much with colleagues - but I guess we all came together through love of music, art and culture.

My social life is nowhere near as intense in my 30s but I still love meeting new people and making new friends - can't imagine anything worse than that energy fading away.

In my 40s, through sport/gym/hobbies.