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How can I improve my social life?

  • 24-02-2010 3:13am
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    It all started a year ago, after amicably breaking from a relationship with my ex, I found myself in an odd situation.

    Basically from studying abroad, I returned to Ireland after 2 years to work in Dublin. I found it hard at first as I found I had fell out of contact with most of my friends or they had either moved away. But then meeting my Ex, I began to hang around mostly with her and her friends.

    Finding myself single and with a near non existent social life, my confidence took a blow and I began to mope and isolate myself. Recently though I have given myself a shake up and now want to get back out and meet people.

    Saying this, I am at a loss. With very few friends still around and as a person who finds it hard to make new friends, I was wondering where to start? Although there are many sports clubs etc, I was hoping to meet people who share my interests rather than take up a new one just for the purpose of meeting people.

    Any advice would be appreciated


Comments

  • #2
    Angus Og
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭Angus Og


    What are your interests? Add some of them here, and I'm sure you will get a lot of pointers.


  • #3
    cafecolour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭cafecolour


    You live in a city where there should be a range of activity groups besides just sports clubs. What sort of things are you interested in?

    in general:
    meetup.com is a good resource
    gumtree.com can also has stuff

    And there's also whenever the next boards beers is ;)


  • #4
    6th
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    Guest323232234 wrote: »
    I was hoping to meet people who share my interests

    Which are?


  • #5
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Hey OP here,

    My main interests are Gaming and reading and writing. Long story short, I just really don't know where to start, Gaming is my passion but I kind of find it hard to meet folks offline.

    More than anything I just feel lost really and not sure where to start.


  • #6
    Sniipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,933 ✭✭✭Sniipe


    gaming, head to a LAN party:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=100
    and
    http://www.lanparty.ie/

    Reading, join a book club... I know that board's galway forum has a book club, perhaps the dublin forum has a book club (I dare not enter tho :) ) check it out

    writing, can't help you out there I'm afraid.

    Do you have any interest in sports?


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