Finding new friends in your twenties?

LegacyUser

I imagine I'm probably not the only person in this situation. I moved up to Dublin to college, made friends and then stayed here to work. Nearly all of my college friends have left Ireland, and I find myself in a quite independent job that has little room for real interaction.

Many weekends I find myself with no real plans and it's quite depressing at times. My girlfriend on the other hand has a much more social job so she's quite happy to have quiet weekends.

At home I can go out to any pub and know enough people to have a good night but that seems impossible to do in Dublin. I always find in Ireland you really need to know someone or have an in somewhere to do anything social, it's seen as odd to be on your own, but where do you start if you are on your own? I admit I'm not the most outgoing person but I'm not a hermit either.

Essentially I'm asking where do people in their mid twenties meet new people?

zoobizoo

Have a look through the pages in this section and you'll find plenty of threads started about the same thing albeit many people in their 30s.....

whiskeyman

Any chance you can change jobs to a larger social environment?
You work a sizeable chunk of your working day, so it's a good reason to change jobs if you need interaction with people.
It's likely many friendships could be made from such a move.

LegacyUser

Do you do anything with your weekends? Football of any kind, hillwalking, or whatever the hell you fancy, will all give you something to do that will not only fill the weekend but also give you a chance to meet people for a social life beyond the sport.

LegacyUser

whiskeyman wrote: »

Any chance you can change jobs to a larger social environment?
You work a sizeable chunk of your working day, so it's a good reason to change jobs if you need interaction with people.
It's likely many friendships could be made from such a move.

Changing jobs isn't really an option, really I'm looking for something outside work.

Guessed wrote: »

Do you do anything with your weekends? Football of any kind, hillwalking, or whatever the hell you fancy, will all give you something to do that will not only fill the weekend but also give you a chance to meet people for a social life beyond the sport.

I don't play football at all but I wouldn't mind taking up something new.

I suppose my best option would be to take up a new sport or hobby.

zoobizoo

Seriously, have a read through the old threads on here which have plenty of great advice on how to make new friends.

Tiddlypeeps

I think meetup.com is great for this type of thing, especially if you live in a city. When you sign up they'll ask you to list some stuff you are interested in and then they'll send you emails with any new meet up's in the area related to those interests.