Quote: (04-17-2016 12:53 PM)Comte De St. Germain Wrote:Appreciate the advice; this has more or less been my strategy so far.
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Selfish self promotion but this can be applied for both males and females. Just go out and meet people wherever and talk to everyone you can when you can.
Long story short in my late teens I moved to a new, fairly podunk town (family was too dysfunctional to live with, so a relative of mine offered me a place to stay there) where I didn't know anyone.
I try not to play too much of a victim mindset here but I get the impression it's a fairly close-knit community.
I've been in a Tae Kwon Do class which I enjoyed but didn't meet many people in my age range and can't afford to continue right now. (In retrospect I was probably too picky though and if I'd been more proactive I could have made friends with some of the guys there).
Other than that I've met some friends here and there, unfortunately I think I live in a bad area and just need to move to a new town, too many people I've met have been involved in recreational drug use (which I'm against) or aren't involved in many serious hobbies.
Best luck at making friends and getting women has been hitting up the local bars and clubs, unfortunately as I mentioned while some of the dudes I met were cool, most of them didn't want to do much other than have drinks, maybe play a little pool.
(I tried to get some guys involved in poker or tennis but have had a tough time finding anyone interested).
I think the best bet for me other than moving is to start using my money more wisely and getting involved in more classes.
(Maybe even trying out activities that don't seem that "cool at first" - being a fairly square, redneck part of the states a lot of people apparently don't do much other than maybe volunteer or do activities at a church; I used to shun these as social outlets but I might meet some decent people here, who knows).