I'm 28 and finishing my final semester at a university from my small midwest home town (~50k pop.) which is basically a pretty boring place. My long-ass procrastination for finally finishing school is due to a combination of things:
The problem is that over time, I've lost touch with my old local friends who've either moved away, started families, etc. So the issue of social proof is really awkward, especially for a town this size and considering it's where I'm from. Gaming her so far is no problem, but I'm trying to figure how to play this so that "Why don't you have any friends?" doesn't become a weird cock-blocking subtext to the situation.
I would just ask her to grab a drink at some bar (there's nothing else to do here) but I'm not sure if she's old enough to legally drink lol. And idk what the plan B would be if she's not. She's an exchange student herself from Nigeria if that matters.
- took 1 year off after HS while working a regular job
- played poker professionally for a few years while traveling the world (SE Asia and S. America) and having the time of my life
- after poker dried up, returned to school and joined an exchange program in Argentina that reciprocates credits w/my home university
The problem is that over time, I've lost touch with my old local friends who've either moved away, started families, etc. So the issue of social proof is really awkward, especially for a town this size and considering it's where I'm from. Gaming her so far is no problem, but I'm trying to figure how to play this so that "Why don't you have any friends?" doesn't become a weird cock-blocking subtext to the situation.
I would just ask her to grab a drink at some bar (there's nothing else to do here) but I'm not sure if she's old enough to legally drink lol. And idk what the plan B would be if she's not. She's an exchange student herself from Nigeria if that matters.