Here are some tips that you can follow to make friends once you have gotten married.

Tip one:
You are going to need to determine what sort of friendship that you are looking for. Are you looking for girlfriends? Do you want to have couples as friends? Are you looking for people who are parents of children that are similar ages to your own? Are you looking for drinking friends? Do you want a deep and meaningful friendship? The list can go on, but as soon as you know what you are, looking for you will be able to find new friends that much faster.

Tip two:
You are going to need to be around people in order to make new friends. This means that you are going to need to put yourself out there and begin to socialize with others. Depending on what kind of a friendship you are looking for there are numerous ways you can go about putting yourself out there. One option is to join a playgroup for your children or get involved in your children's school activities. You can also become friendly with your co-workers or your spouse's co-workers.

Tip three:
Keep in mind that friendships usually start with good manners and being pleasant, most people usually put their best foot forward so to speak when they are making new friends. Even if you are not an outgoing person or know a lot of jokes, all you have to do is be considerate and genuine to make new friends. Simply being you and being nice to others can go a long way towards winning people over.

Tip four:
One you have started to meet people you are going to need to learn more about them so you can decide if you want to pursue the friendship or not. Getting to know them doesn't mean getting into a serious debate about politics or religion in the beginning; these topics are better left until you have established a strong friendship. What you are going to want to do is to ask them questions about themselves so you can get to know them as a person. Some things you can ask are about their backgrounds, for information about finding good restaurants, recreational facilities, etc.

Tip five:
You need to look at your potential friends to determine if you have similar values and morals. Even if you have different values and morals that does not mean that you can't be friends, you are just going to need to evaluate everything further. If they have different values and morals, you will want to wait and see if they will try pushing their values and morals on you or if they will respect your decisions.

Tip six:
In the beginning, you are going to need to look for reasons to socialize with your new friends, use any reason that you can to get together with your new friends so you can get to know them faster. For example, even if you hate football you can have a Super Bowl party. You can invite a group of people over for coffee or tea. If a movie has come out that people want to see make a movie date, etc.