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Reply With QuoteFind activities that give you a chance to talk to people. Dancing isn't so good. Hiking, canoeing, bird-watching, fishing, political meetings, etc might be better.
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I've been trying to think of somethings I might want to try in order to meet some new people, just in general. I am constantly making new friends, but they tend to branch off of a few close friends. The problem is that my time is very limited with work and school so it'd have to be something that doesn't involve a HUGE commitment, maybe once every few weeks/once a month.
I know the holidays are coming up, but does anyone have any suggestions? I'm starting Zumba on Saturday but not sure I'm going to have much time to talk to people while we're dancing our tails off
Note: this doesn't mean I dislike my friends or have issues with my friends, I just want to branch out and find some new interests and people to get to know.
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.--Noel Coward
Live your life and forget your age. --Norman Vincent Peale
Find activities that give you a chance to talk to people. Dancing isn't so good. Hiking, canoeing, bird-watching, fishing, political meetings, etc might be better.
any clubs in your general area? anything that sparks your interest? clubs are nice since you don't have a rigid schedule like with taking classes.. you contribute as much time as you want, and can meet some pretty neat people who you know you already share at least one interest with!
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Honestly I'm not 100% sure. I haven't been involved in a lot of clubs since undergrad. We have some at the law school but they are during the day and with my work schedule it's just about impossible to make the meetings. I guess I could try a google search. I am not even sure what kind of clubs there are outside of a university setting for "grown-ups"?Originally Posted by KMonte85
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.--Noel Coward
Live your life and forget your age. --Norman Vincent Peale
Join a gym. I can't tell you how many people I've met through the gyms i've been a member of. It's worth the money.
Also- it puts you in contact with folks who like to stay active like yourself.
Cooking classes are fun.
Coffee shops. Local restaurants/bars. Do some work at these venues.
I wouldn't recommend political clubs. People get personal about politics (me included lately) and religion, and i've found that it's usually zealots that join these programs.
The point is, get out of the house as much as possible. You can't meet ANYONE at home.
How close are you to cincy?
I go to the gym but I feel like when I normally go, it's not the same times as most of the younger people. I seem some but mostly mid-to late 40s and older... Nothing against those people but I am looking for more in the mid-20s to late 30s range.Join a gym. I can't tell you how many people I've met through the gyms i've been a member of. It's worth the money.
Also- it puts you in contact with folks who like to stay active like yourself.
Cooking classes are fun.
Coffee shops. Local restaurants/bars. Do some work at these venues.
I wouldn't recommend political clubs. People get personal about politics (me included lately) and religion, and i've found that it's usually zealots that join these programs.
The point is, get out of the house as much as possible. You can't meet ANYONE at home.
How close are you to cincy?
I do the going out thing pretty regularly, but it just seems hard to meet people without going to the same local spots regularly. The few I do go to haven't developed into much.
Cooking classes sound fun. I know we have some date night classes, but they might frown on me showing up aloneha
And politics and religion, yes, get very personal so I wouldn't be much into getting too much closer to that arena.
I live about an hour and 15 minutes to an hour and 45 from Cincy. Just depends on which side and traffic, but I'm about an hour and 15 mins from N. KY area
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.--Noel Coward
Live your life and forget your age. --Norman Vincent Peale
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