Making friends during Covid-19

Making friends during Covid-19 is, without a doubt, an extremely complex thing to do. All social interaction we could have had, now is nonexistent due to the current situation. So, a question arises:  How are we going to meet people if we don’t see each other face to face?


First of all, we have to analyze what kind of person we are. It is quite easy to discover if you are an extrovert, an introvert, or, by contrast, an ambivert. This last concept is something I stumbled across when reading a couple of months ago and I consider this word to be the best explanation for some personality traits people have. It means you like hanging around people, like an outgoing person, but, in comparison to them, an ambivert gets mentally drain if spent too much time with people. Moreover, if they are alone for a really long period of time, they will get bored, not like introverts. Therefore, an ambivert is a mixture between an extrovert and an introvert.


Source: TalentSmart


 
Now that we have settled what kind of person we identify ourselves as, we can proceed to plan how to make friends. During the lockdown, extroverts found their way to make friends. Those methods were simple things as playing chest online or different games that were launched during that time and that brought people together. On the other hand, introverts had a hard time meeting people. Maybe the thought of having to interact with another human being without knowing each other triggered their social anxiety and, in the end, they would decide to play games alone or just enjoy their time without any social interaction. What is more, the Internet was filled with memes of introverts truly having a nice time at home and making it seem as if they were not going through a lockdown because their routines were based on staying home without talking to many people. Finally, ambiverts would play from time to time games getting to know more people but they would also rest and just be with themselves, balancing social life with me time. 

Therefore, as we have said before, extroverts find it easy to make friends, ambiverts don’t struggle to meet new people but they also like some time for themselves, and introverts prefer to be left alone. Nonetheless, we are not forced to stay at home anymore and we can go outside to bars or restaurants. So, now we can interact with others. Despite this apparent freedom, we have some restrictions when making friends from, for instance, university. The fact that you have seen them before in online classes makes you create prejudices that do not match the person but, as you are online and do not know how they are, they will be labeled with the prejudice you put. Then, when you have to face them in person you may realize you were wrong or, on account of the stereotypes, you do not even want to meet them. However, the classes are smaller in comparison to how they were years ago. Therefore, they might not be your cup of tea but you will have to adapt and accept you are going to be your classmates and possible future friends. In addition to this, breaking the ice is not an easy task yet, if you want to talk to someone after the classes, although the first conversations are something simple, they will set the bases for future conversations and friendships if things go smoothly.

In conclusion, it is a bit difficult meeting new people. You have to consider how you are, the circumstances you have, and how you are going to approach the challenges that are in store for you. But, overall, believe in yourself. 


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