Tag: new friends
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Halloween Survival Guide – Part One
The end of October is probably best known for one of three things: beer gardens closing down, wearing shorts outdoors becoming less acceptable, and only 54 shopping days left until Christmas. However, for those of us with a child-like taste for the theatrics it’s also time for dusting off those pumpkins (ooh-err) and getting out…
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Making Friends, In The Interest of Self Preservation
Now and again we like to strap on our thinking caps here at MixingOut. And without getting too deep about the whole thing, there’s definitely an element of meeting new people and making friends that serves us in good stead, philosophically speaking. We’re ‘social animals’ and hardwired to seek out human companionship. Friendships have benefited…
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The Over-thinker’s Guide to Dancing With New Friends
You know the score: a few late night drinks with some new friends and somebody suggests you all hit a club. Before you know it, you’ve been coerced onto the dance floor, when all you really want to do is order one of those ludicrous pitchers filled with phosphorescent alcohol. Then from out of nowhere,…
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3 Ways of Making Friends When You Were a Kid That Still Apply Today
Making friends when you’re a kid is easy. Remember when you were six, and one minute you were best friends with somebody because they liked the same things as you – and by the end of the day you were best friends with somebody else because you both had the same coloured shoes. Ah yes,…
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5 Types of New Friends Everyone Should Have
We’ve all seen the movies; new friends and old friends heading off on a night out/to search for a dead body/to throw a ring into the fires of Mordor. There’s always one of every ‘type’ to help the hero on their way. But when it comes back to the real world – which types of…
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Sun’s Out, Guns Out – Getting Fit With New Friends
Physical exercise isn’t exactly the most appealing way to spend your free time. But what if you started doing more active things with new friends, surely that would make it more engaging and attractive. Besides finding someone else to help develop your fitness interests (because getting into shape is practically nine tenths motivation) it’s also…
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Best ‘Non-date’ Dates for New Friends
Let’s get one thing straight, we’re not talking about dating new friends here. This isn’t like when you were twelve and just going out with one other person meant it was ‘a date’. That’s stupid, right? We’ve all grown up and matured since then… Well, most of us have. No – we’re talking about ‘non-dates’.…
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Why March is The Perfect Time to Get Out and Start Making New Friends
We all enjoy going out and making new friends, and most of us would agree that we should be making more of an effort to do the things we enjoy. But more often than not, finding that motivation can sometimes elude us – especially after a busy week at work and other so-called ‘more important’…
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MixingOut Update: Meet New Friends in Wakefield
Here at MixingOut, we like nothing more than to make life more enjoyable for our lovely members, whether that means helping people meet new friends, or simply trying something new and exciting with a group of mates. That’s why we’re continuously growing our community – putting more and more friendly people in touch so they…
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New Year, New Friends: 6 Resolutions to Keep Things Social
It’s that time of year when we all vow to shed those pounds, meet new friends, get more out of life and generally swear to be an overall better person. That’s right, New Year signifies New Beginnings. We all come up with the regular resolutions for the upcoming year, no matter how unlikely we are…
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MixingOut’s Guide to Last Minute Christmas Gifts for Your New Friends
If you’re on ‘advent calendar’ time then you’ve probably worked out by now that there isn’t many chocolates (erm, we mean days) left until Christmas. Hopefully you’ve got something exciting lined up for the festive season, someplace fun to go and lots of new friends to meet up with. But have you sorted out your…
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MixingOut’s Good Night Out Checklist: 4 tried and tested tips to consider before going out to make new friends
So you’re on your way out, revved up and rearing to go – excited to meet up with loads of folk and ready to make new friends along the way… but are you sure you’ve got everything? Spontaneity is all part of the fun of going and and meeting whenever you feel like it.…
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MixingOut’s Guide To A Spontaneous Night Out With New Friends
We’ve all been there; planned the ultimate night out with new friends and watched it deteriorate miserably as each passing moment fails to live up to your expectations. How many times have you hyped something with your friends, being like “This night out is going to be INSANE. It’s going to be EPIC, OMG I…