Have you ever found yourself hanging awkwardly around the school gates, too shy to speak to the other mums?
Or lurking around at the back of a gym class, scared to reach out and say hello to the other members?
You’re not alone.
Thinking back to starting school as a fresh-faced five-year-old, making new friends wasn’t something we ever had to think about – it seemed to just happen naturally.
But the older we get, the harder it becomes.
So why is it so difficult?
‘When it comes to making friends as an adult, therethere with friendships.