In our current day and age, it’s rather hard to meet new people and make new friends, particularly for those of us who do not participate in mainstream social media. So, how and where do you meet new people? Feel free to add some context around that.

  • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Clubs and volunteering. Even at a homeless shelter or similar.

    Volunteering is especially powerful because you are implicitly “supposed” to be there. Your presence is already explained and accepted, due to the service mission of the volunteer organization.

    Therefore you have already achieved the first step of building friendships: shared experience, and shared time spent. Now that those are established you can step out beyond that to get drinks or pursue a then discovered shared hobby, like cycling or hiking or gaming whatever.

  • sharkwellington@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    My go-to when I move is to check out board game shops. Generally you meet some pretty great people there. You can also check out “makerspaces” and art galleries if you’re interested in crafts.

    Mostly what’s important is to make the location do some of the filtering for you. Bars aren’t great because they cast too wide a net. Think about what niches interest you and try to find a group that’s based around it.