Paul Sanders

Paul Sanders is an author, coach, and founder of GetTheFriendsYouWant.com. He's been writing and coaching on loneliness, shyness, social skills, conversation, friendship, and social life since 2011. He helped thousands of people change their social lives.
Take Action On Your 2016 Friendship Goals

Take Action On Your 2016 Friendship Goals

Today, I want to share with you a 4-point checklist to make sure your 2016 friendship and social life goals become a reality. Let’s focus on action and speed: how...

When What You Don’t Say Is Just As Important

When What You Don’t Say Is Just As Important

In this article, Paul answers two questions about Social Skills, Conversation, and Meeting People In a Party or Event.

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5 Reasons Why It’s Hard To Make Friends These Days

5 Reasons Why It’s Hard To Make Friends These Days

In this article, I’ll share with you 5 reasons why it’s hard to make friends these days, and what you can do about in order to have the social life...

New Study Reveals How Hard It Is To Make Friends Today

New Study Reveals How Hard It Is To Make Friends Today

A few weeks ago, I received results of a new study about how hard it is to make friends in America. I was saddened by the results, even if I...

How To Make Friends At Work

How To Make Friends At Work

People ask me how to go out with a co-worker and make friends at work. The same rules of friendships are applied, with a few minor changes.

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How Group-Messaging Helps You Build A Social Circle

How Group-Messaging Helps You Build A Social Circle

Group-messaging can help you tremendously build a new social circle, or just maage your existing social circles. It helps you make plans, and develop friendships with much less time and...

Make Friends During Summer Without Solo Travel

Make Friends During Summer Without Solo Travel

This article is about how to make friends during summer. Summer can be harsh if you want to go socialize and meet people, but you have no friends to go...

16 Apps For Making Friends

16 Apps For Making Friends

If you’re looking for apps for making friends or apps and websites that are kind of like Tinder for friendship, then this article is for you.

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An Unusual (and inspiring) Way To Meet New Friends

In this post, I wanted to share with you an inspiring story a reader shared with me. This is a young woman from Ireland who had tried something unusual in...

How To Keep And Maintain Friendships

How To Keep And Maintain Friendships

There’s a clear difference between knowing how to make friends and knowing how to keep and maintain friendships for a long time.

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