Re:Loneliness Is Hard on the Brain
by Carpetsmoker on Saturday November 10, 2018 @07:29AM
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- Go to meetup.com events; most areas have some.
- Check out Facebook events.
- Some areas have couchsurfing events (hosting people on CF is also fun, but usually people move on after a few days at the most, although there are exceptions; I've hosted people looking to move in to my city).
- Volunteer somewhere (for example I volunteered at the local beerfest this week).
- Work in a coworking space or coffeeshop every once in a while if your job allows it.
- Dating apps are frustrating and annoying for a host of reasons, but they do work to meet people. I met a few (platonic) friends like that.
Basically, go where people are. A lot of the other people are also there to just meet people, so it all matches up.
I moved to New Zealand last month; and I lived in the UK for two years before that. In both cases; I didn't really know anyone there. This worked fairly well for me (I'm 33). British people aren't exactly known for being open, so a lot of my friends were/are expats like me.
Also don't be afraid to talk to people, or ask people if they want to do something if you're interested. I naturally tend (or rather, tended) to be somewhat socially anxious, but a lot of that has been better since I have been "forced" to go out and meet folk. Turns out, most of the time those kind of things are received positively.
- Check out Facebook events.
- Some areas have couchsurfing events (hosting people on CF is also fun, but usually people move on after a few days at the most, although there are exceptions; I've hosted people looking to move in to my city).
- Volunteer somewhere (for example I volunteered at the local beerfest this week).
- Work in a coworking space or coffeeshop every once in a while if your job allows it.
- Dating apps are frustrating and annoying for a host of reasons, but they do work to meet people. I met a few (platonic) friends like that.
Basically, go where people are. A lot of the other people are also there to just meet people, so it all matches up.
I moved to New Zealand last month; and I lived in the UK for two years before that. In both cases; I didn't really know anyone there. This worked fairly well for me (I'm 33). British people aren't exactly known for being open, so a lot of my friends were/are expats like me.
Also don't be afraid to talk to people, or ask people if they want to do something if you're interested. I naturally tend (or rather, tended) to be somewhat socially anxious, but a lot of that has been better since I have been "forced" to go out and meet folk. Turns out, most of the time those kind of things are received positively.