How to Actually Make Friends in Your 20s

Most childhood best friendships start with something absurdly simple: One kid on the bus notices another kid reading a book and blurts, “Hey, can the girl on the cover really turn into a skunk?” The other kid confirms, they start debating what animals they’d morph into, and — flash forward 20 years — they’re toasting each other at their weddings.Adulthood is not like that.Somewhere between the last cafeteria Go-Gurt trade and your first LinkedIn endorsement, friendship stopped being effortless.