Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club.

I heard from a few of you on Twitter

and in our email replies who have read the studies

we've shared about the dangers of loneliness.

You said making friends as an adult is nearly impossible for you and you're struggling.

First of all, I want you to know that nothing is wrong with you and you shouldn't beat yourself up

about it. Remember we never beat ourselves up. We always get to work. I've seen articles

talking about how this is a problem.

I have to admit I'm not an expert in it.

As an adult I met my best friend Franco at a competition and then in the gym where I trained in Munich. I met my friend Albert at

competitions where he was a photographer. I met people at the train station, I met people at the

beer halls and I met people at the beach playing soccer and volleyball. I met people

everywhere. Later in life I found friends everywhere.

Movie sets at stores where I shopped often at my favorite restaurants and at charity events.

Like I said, I'm not an expert.

But you can tell I met my friends

by going out to places in the real world.

From what I can see, a lot of people today don't do that as much.

I feel like they've made their phones their friends.

And they spend a lot more time at home, going into the world I think something that has always helped me attract people is my curiosity

if you listen and want to learn people are drawn to you.

They want to talk to you because you don't just want to talk at them.

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