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Also I have become friends with friends of friends, hanging out in a group and then getting together separately.
I recently became friends with a friend of my son's ex. Complicated! But we're both writers, and though she's 30 years younger and in another state, we zoom together every week and talk about what we're working on.

I think that what turns acquaintances into friends is to shift the venue. That is, I'm in a book club at the library, and if I feel like I'm connecting with one or more people, I suggest we go out for coffee after the meeting. Sometimes then we start getting together in between meetings.

This might be a lot easier for women, who might be more likely to meet in situations where there's a lot of chance to talk, like book groups and craft groups.