Lonely in a crowd

síofra

Hi everyone,
I am a 23 year old female who moved here to Dublin last September having graduated from college with the intention of taking a year out to experience city life and to remember what life is like outside of the books!!. Since I've moved up, I've made some effort to get to know people as I am living on my own and it can get a bit depressing to be honest. I work in a bookshop, but all of the staff are male so I miss some female company up here. However, although I work in Oxfam on Saturdays and have met a few people there, and did a night course in philosophy, I am finding it difficult to meet people around my age who just want to have good old fun like going out for a drink or to a gig. The problem is I don't really know where to look now to get to know new people.. I would be interested in playing a sport, maybe something like tennis would be good but I don't know if there would be people my age there, I also love to read (I did English in college), and am bit of a Gaeilgeoir too. Most people I went to college with seem to be travelling or still studying. I would really appreciate if anyone could give me some advice on the best things to do to get involved. As I've mentioned I'm already involved in charity work, maybe its the wrong kind though. If anyone could offer any advice I would be so grateful. Thanks

Keano

Dublin Book Club Check out the link. I reckon you should post a message and arrange to go along to one of the book club meetings. This would get you mixing with people with similar interests.

Seraphina

if you're a bit of a gaeilgeoir why not drop by club conradh na gaeilge on harcourt street some night? or even just pop in to see if there's anything going on. had many a good night there myself.

LegacyUser

well im in the same situation altho im doing a course here. im 26, im not all that bothered with socalising with the friends on my course because i dont have patience for sitting in pubs for hours but i like to meet up with them after the college and have laughs. i live alone it can be very lonely. yea im struggling i cant say im not but it will get better and i appreciate life. well what i do is try to join groups i joined a prayer group where im meeting sincere good people. i think its alot harder when you are not from a place and you don't have much like minded friends well you have to make your own roots because i see that people here many of them find it hard to make friends with someone they dont know or someone out of their life i dont know why maybe because its outside their comfort zone and they stick to the people they know even if they are not good friends. well you can talk to me. take care