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Dad, how do you make friends with your neighbors that you've had for over a year but just haven't connected with them? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/askdad@lemmy.world

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[–] Marty_TF@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago

not a dad, but someone co-living in an apartment with 7 other people

took me over a year of being a shut-in to start talking with them, and after a few months of connecting, told em i was a shut-in, but am now glad that i started talking with them, and they just accepted and respected it and that's all

people don't care why you haven't initiated contact for a year, 3 years or a decade of being neighbors, all they really care about is the first "sup, hi" and how it goes from there

so, just, greet them and when you see they have time start a conversation. the rest will follow.