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Clubs and meetups for making friends?

  • 25-02-2014 9:50am
    #1
    32345678
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi,

    Anyone ever made proper friends at a meetup or club?

    Im one of the many people in their mid twenties with no friends on this thread and the standard advice seems to be join something but Ive been in clubs and classes in college and found them very isolating experiences.

    I would imagine that if you went to a meetup there would just be awkward polite conversation and in clubs youd be focusing on the activity and not eachother. Id also imagine that there would be people at them who are socially isolated with good reason and thus people youd not want as friends anyway.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    ElleEm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭ElleEm


    Have you tried www.meetup.com? There are loads of different types of clubs, some focusing on friendships or some more specific like photography, book clubs or running groups.


  • #3
    32345678
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭32345678


    Thanks for your reply but Im wondering more about what theyre actually like and if people actually make real friends at them


  • #4
    ElleEm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭ElleEm


    32345678 wrote: »
    Thanks for your reply but Im wondering more about what theyre actually like and if people actually make real friends at them

    I have been at a meet up before and the people were lovely. I imagine if I went to a few more, I would have made friends but I didn't! But the group I chose was around a health condition, so was a bit different. Well, my motives for going were different than yours. Loads of people on here have made friends through going to the Boards Beers or the Meetups in the Ladies Lounge or Gentleman's Club. There are more specific ones too if you have specific interests. I actually made a very good friend on Boards just through PMs.


  • #5
    Zhora
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭Zhora


    There are lots of meetup groups to go to and most people who go come alone. I am an organiser of a meetup and myself and most organisers make an effort to introduce you to people and make sure no-one feels left out. Everyone is very friendly, and is in the same boat so to speak. I have made some really good friends from meetup and ahem I'm twice your age!

    The more you go, the more you will get to know some of the regulars. There's all ages and types of people, everyone is welcome!

    PM me if you wish to know more.


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