I moved back home over a year ago and have since been in a small bubble. My circle consist of two high school friends and my immediate family. I have lots of friends all around the world but obviously because of the distance I don’t see them often. A typical day would consist of me talking to them on the phone, Skype and Facebook. The problem is there are days when I want to get out the house and try a new activity. Most of the time I have no one to go with me. That’s when I say to myself “I need to find local friends”
I have avoided finding new friends for several reasons….
1.To be honest I didn’t want to put in the effort.
2. Don’t know where to start looking for friends(Do I really need to do a craigslist add)
3. The awkward introductions(Hi I’m blah blah… awkward silence)
4.(related to 3) Having to say my story over and over again
5. I’m kind of lazy online takes no effort
After a year of sitting at home bored I finally decided I’m going to do something about it.
I have signed up for
- http://www.meetup.com/
- https://www.eventbrite.com/
- My church young adult group
My church has a young adult group that meets once a month called the Event. Tomorrow will be my first time going, Wish me luck!
Firstly good luck tomorrow, secondly I know how you feel but just take it one day at a time
ReplyDeleteI think it's so hard to make friends in new places. I've always felt odd, and actually after high school I never made an effort to make friends, and that was when I actually did make some friends. But they all live far away and we don't see each other much, but I know we always have a good time when we finally meet.
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