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    So, I am wanting to make more friends and meet more people. I'm social by nature and I love making new friends! Right now, I don't have very many as I just moved out on my own. I am neighbors with someone I have known for about 3 years and we are really good friends, but she's busy with school and her waitress job like 95% of the time, and she's kind of exclusive with her friend group, so we don't regularly meet new people.

    There is a group of friends that I am part of who I like hanging out with, but they are all a bit older than me and also work a lot so we see each other like once a month. I just want to meet people to go out with and have fun with, I feel kind of all alone right now and I feel like I have such few friends. I had been dating this guy for a while, but I'm wanting to take a break and work on myself, meet new people and do my own thing, so I am done with him for now.

    Should I get a day job? I'm really into the art/ music scene but I like all kinds, as long as they can hold their own in a conversation and interest me.

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    Default Re: Meeting more people

    Have you ever tried meetup.com? I know it sounds lame, but I was in a similar position recently and I actually found some new people for exactly that... to just go out dance, drink, have fun. They are incredibly popular in my area, I'm not sure if they are in yours. Just a suggestion! It's hard to meet new people!

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    I second meetup.com. I made some awesome friends through some of the groups.
    If you're into sports, check out local sports/athletics groups in your area (can possibly find through meetup.com as well). I joined a running group (I don't even run) as well as an inline skate group and everyone is super friendly; they're all positive-minded people looking to better themselves through fitness with the help of like-minded folks.


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    ^They beat me to it, but yes, meetup.com! I'm an atheist that used to live in a very religious/conservative town and I made some good non-religious friends through a meetup.com group. We would meet about once a week in coffee shops, bars or whatever and hang out.

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    What are you interested in or want to be interested in?

    Go do it

    repeat

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    Thanks guys! Checking it out right now!

    I love going to shows and art events and doing hiptser shit, lol.

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    Hahaha, I love doing hipster shit too. I've moved around a lot and one way I've found to make friends is to volunteer for events/galleries/etc. Like for example, look up the websites/fb pages of art galleries or concert venues in your area that you like to go to - a lot of the time they'll need bartenders/greeters/street teams, for events they're holding. This is usually fun because a) you meet cool people and b) you get to check out a party or see some good bands/films/art.

    Another thing to try is going to DIY workshops or art classes - a lot of smaller galleries or multipurpose venues usually have nights like this! It's not so weird to go to one by yourself because it's more of a classroom atmosphere and people are usually very welcoming to new faces.

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    Maybe volunteer (or get a paying job) at an Art Museum?

    You'd meet like minded coworkers and visitors.

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