Happy retirees not only have a number of quality friendships when they retire, they are good at making new friends after retirement. A key consideration is how we find new friends when we no longer have the workplace to rely on. Needless to say, like-minded people are drawn to each other much more often than people who have little or nothing in common. New friendships can come from family members, previous classmates, ex-colleagues, and neighbors. Of course, new acquaintances are also a good source of new friends.