Staying Connected: How to Keep in Touch with Old Friends Even If You’re Not Great at It

Struggling to stay in touch with old friends? Start small, set reminders, plan casual meetups, be honest, and connect through shared interests to reconnect effortlessly.

shivani Poli August 8, 2024

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Effective Strategies for Reconnecting with Old Friends When You Haven’t Been Great at Staying in Touch

It can be difficult to form close friendships if you have not been very friendlly in the past. Here are some practical tips to help you reconnect and stay in touch with your old friends:

1. Start Small: Being friendly or offering a kind word to someone is not a high-off effort type of move. Sometimes people want to reconnect with someone but are unsure of how to do it without being invasive; thus, a message on social media or a text is an excellent way to make the first step towards reconnecting. Signal that you understand some time has gone by, and that you want to know what has been happening. It can even open the door to more extensive discussions in the future if the speaker is willing.

2. Set Reminders: If forgetting to call or to visit is a problem, then put reminders on your phone or calendar box. It is important to set specific meeting or call frequencies even if those are short update or status meetings. To maintain connection with the partner is precious, therefore any occasional consistency is helpful.

3. Plan Low-Key Meetups: Replace grand plans with recommendations of more relaxed get-togethers or video conferencing. It is easy to handle and not as formal as a sit down meeting for example a coffee date or a quick video call may suffice. Such low-pressure interactions can help make it easier to rekindle a relationship with the desired partner.

4. Be Honest: Never mind if you have not communicated with your friends for several weeks; do not avoid mentioning this fact. Friends will mostly accept your honesty and know that their time might have been stretched with other responsibilities. It is sometimes possible to try to do this in a way that demonstrates that you are not going to be manipulative and have genuinely made a mistake and want to connect once more.

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5. Use Shared Interests: Interact with friends based on hobbies or things they share in common. Unlike your old roommate who you tagged for music festival tickets, share articles, memes, or updates that are relevant to hobbies that both of you enjoy. It can cause chatter and make communicating much less stilted and formal, something that is perfect in the modern technological age.
But if you follow these guidelines, then there won’t be any problems to maintain a connection with friends that you haven’t spoken to in a long time.

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