My wife and I are 31, no kids yet. We moved from a major city back to our home state and are struggling to make friends here.
We keep an eye on meetup postings and Facebook events, stuff like that, no luck. We went to a local board game night and it was all elderly people. Nothing wrong with that but not exactly what we’re looking for.
Where we lived before we attended a church we liked and met people there, but churches in our area are a lot different/more political than we’re used to.
I guess eventually we’ll have kids and meet other parents, but how do we make friends now at this stage in our lives?
Anything where you’re meeting the same people on repeat occasions. It’s pretty rare to form a friendship after only meeting people one or a couple of times. Friendships are often formed gradually. It’s easier growing up because it’s structured into so many things. You see the same people in classes, sports, clubs, etc. Friendships will form naturally in those settings. Try to find something to replicate that. It could be volunteer work, a workshop to learn something new, joining a community that shares a hobby. The key is bumping into the same people over and over
I 100% agree that repeating an activity weekly is important.
I always recommend bowling, because the teams are 4-5 people and it’s a weekly event with alcohol to make everything less awkward. 99.999% don’t care if you suck, and the .001% that does is a Karen.
You have to go to things where you regularly see the same people every week or month. This is the only way.
Outside of work, my partner and I made most of our friends through music events. Going to the same kind of events a few times a month and spending time with the same people. We aren’t having kids so it’s been nice to meet other people in their 30s who also don’t have/want kids.
In Canada we have something called the Kinsmen Society that is a non-profit, secular service organization. It’s just there for volunteering to help around the community, and there’s events for couples to socialize as part of the planning and volunteer activities. It’s pretty popular in the rural communities. Maybe you’re in Canada, or there’s something similiar for a volunteer program in your area.
It’s kinda age stratified, where at 40 you are more a part of an older cadre of volunteers and advisors, as a younger couple you’d do more of the event organization and service, and the people in that group would be similiar aged.
You could always try volunteering for an organization you both like together. I’ve met several friends by doing this, plus it’s fun.
I’m a socialphobe. My therapist told me to attend gyms, basketball and taikwondu classes with people of my age around
Places I have made friends as an adult:
- men’s group
- sports league
- work
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joina cult
Or create one.
You have more fun as a follower but make more money as a leader.
As they say if you want to make a million dollars start a religion.
LOL yeah good luck with that! Short answer: it probably ain’t happening. That’s the hard truth.
Have kids. Thats how you make friends. But be warned, every year you lose a little energy, and tots take a lot of it.
