How To Make Friends As An Adult | Matt Monday
Love Life With Matthew Hussey
Matthew Hussey
4.7 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Most people come to this channel looking for advice on love and romantic relationships. But today, we’re talking about something that I think is just as important: friendship.
In this episode, I dive into why meaningful friendships are essential not just for happiness, but for your health, confidence, and overall fulfillment in life. From the science behind social connection to the real struggles of making friends as an adult, we unpack what’s really going on, and what you can do about it.
Whether you’re feeling lonely, disconnected, or just want stronger relationships in your life, this video will give you practical tools and a new perspective on how to build real connection.
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| 0:00.0 | So I know a lot of people watch this channel because they want to find love. |
| 0:07.0 | But there is something that we have to talk about right now, and that is friendship. |
| 0:11.0 | Now, of course, friendship is inextricably linked to love. For one thing, having a strong foundation of friends |
| 0:17.0 | gives us the kind of confidence and the stability that makes us more attractive when we date. |
| 0:22.4 | But also because friendship makes it possible to be happy even when we don't date. |
| 0:27.1 | And it's not just happiness that it affects. |
| 0:29.3 | It's health. |
| 0:30.3 | A huge meta-analysis showed that people with strong social relationships had a 50% increased |
| 0:36.5 | chance of survival compared with those with weak social ties. |
| 0:41.3 | In case you didn't catch that, that means that real friendships increase your odds of survival by 50%. |
| 0:48.3 | The concept of the loneliness epidemic has had huge attention in recent years, and everyone in particular has especially had |
| 0:54.6 | something to say about the male loneliness epidemic. Some people say it's self-inflicted |
| 1:00.0 | and that the loneliness stems from men's own behaviors and choices rather than external systemic |
| 1:05.8 | factors. Internalized norms like repressing emotions and neglecting platonic friendships cause men to become isolated as adults. |
| 1:14.6 | But a lot of people also highlight that women too are lonely, as a growing number of women are now single and navigating life alone for the first time in history, |
| 1:23.8 | but that their loneliness has not gotten the attention it deserves. |
| 1:31.3 | I want to talk about the real struggles we all have in making friends as adults. And along the way, I'll highlight how some of these struggles are exacerbated by the way that men in general approach them. |
| 1:38.3 | I'm Matthew Hussie. I've written two New York Times best-selling books on confidence and human relationships, and I have coached millions of people around the world for nearly two decades through this channel, |
| 1:49.0 | my live retreats and my love life coaching program. |
| 1:52.0 | Subscribe and like this video and let's get started. |
| 1:56.0 | So let's talk about four things I believe are really important to making friends as an adult. Number one, |
| 2:01.9 | become a great friendship closer. We can feel deeply uncomfortable being seen to be looking for |
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