Turn acquaintances into lifelong friends

I’m surprised few people out there have this goal.

I’ve just recently decided to take the plunge and invite people not normally in my social circle to a party. I was a nervous wreck choosing who to invite but people who I never would have considered inviting before seem excited about the event. Now I’m excited and I’m just thinking that this is a great way to spend time with people I normally wouldn’t spend time with or just to get to know accquaintances better.

Many people have too many acquaintances and not enough friends. And by “friends”, I don’t mean people you give a shout out to on Facebook or on the street, but people you care enough about to make the effort to get to know better and vice versa.

I’ve actually turned some acquaintances into good friends in the last year…but I’d like to turn more people from my list of acquaintances over to my friends list. I know this takes time and effort from both sides. Unfortunately, the reason why so many people don’t have a lot of real friends right now is because they always expect someone else to put in the effort to befriend them. Even worse, if someone does try to befriend them, they don’t reciprocate.