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But don’t worry - I’m fine and I feel good. I just need help in figuring out a hobby:)
Running club. Hiking club. Hackerspace.
Have you tried meetup.com
If you're scrolling through Instagram, etc, what do you enjoy looking at? Or what do you appreciate that others can do well?
For me, for example, I enjoy photography but don't know anything about it besides what I can do on a simple photo editing app. I picked up a manual film camera the other day because I had the same thought as you about needing hobbies. I've been watching YouTube videos on how to use the camera and hopefully will get good at it!
Essentially, start with something you already have an interest in and is also generally accessible.
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My SO loves golf. You can go by yourself and they put you with 3 other people for your round. Eventually you meet people you want to make plans to play with.
Rock climbing is a good one since the community is pretty supportive and if you do high walls with a harness you generally get paired with a partner to work the rope for you (using non technical terms on purpose to keep it simple)
I just moved to a new state and had difficulty getting out meeting people and being social. I traveled quite a bit and slowed down for sure. I finally decided to join some meetup groups. They have an app and attended a top golf meet up and a brunch this past week and start a 6 week bowling league on Wednesday. I had a lot of gun and met some really nice people. Worth a try!
Second this, meetup is great. I met some great friends through my local hiking meetup
I was in the same boat as you, I would say try a bunch of things out. I ran a 5k, learned skating, started reading books, gym, & podcast etc. everything that I listed I tried it these past couple of months. Once you trying so many things you will feel good about Urself and be okay with doing it on ur own. Once you figure out what you like then you can join similar community club.
As for the relationship, a lot of my friends are in a relationship, even though it would be nice to enjoy this things with someone special. Now that I know myself well, my bars are high. I rather be single than settling down for a mediocre relationship. So bottom line is invest in yourself, life will get better and less lonely.❤️🩹
Look at meet up groups in your city! There are some interesting ones, like sailing or hiking groups, where you can meet people while learning new skills, areas of town, etc. Young professional associations are also good for meeting people and finding interesting places/events to volunteer.
I totally identify with this — treat it like college where you have to find the right student orgs to help build out your social life! Hope this helps!
I don't know if playing video games is "your thing," but when I moved to a new city, I felt the same way. Then my niece and nephews were playing a game on their phones called Pokemon Go, so I started playing too, you know, so I could be the cool uncle. Then the game changed a bit so in order to catch certain high-level Pokemon, you would have to travel to nearby landmarks and team with other people at the "gyms." When the game changed, someone created a group in Discord for the area so that when gym battles (or certain high-level Pokemon) appeared, Discord members would post the locations. For a few months, on Saturdays, I found myself jumping from site to site, meeting groups of people, learning all the streets around town, finding parks that I didn't know existed and learning a bit of history in my new city. And the people I met would point out different restaurants that I never would have thought of going to try and are now favorites for me and my wife. Yeah, I know it sounds kind of dorky, but now I know where the major (and some smaller) streets are as if I had lived here for decades. And when the younger kids visit, I can take them to different parks, one of which even has a small zipline. I stopped playing the game, but the knowledge I gained about the city stuck with me.
Just got to set aside time to try things out. Try anything that interests you and branch out. You like hiking? Maybe more outdoor stuff like mountain biking, trail running, camping, rock climbing, photography, etc. Build/try hobbies off of interests
Triathlon! Such a great community!
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Join some local coed activities. I joined a softball team, a kickball team, and played in a cornhole league. You will meet people just like yourself.
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Start a martial art or working out. I have been boxing since I can remember and some of my best friendships are from training. I heard the same with jiu-jitsu too.
Gyming is an option imo or online games, in my big time grind time my only social contacts outside of work were raid nights with the guild in eso and just chilling on discord with them.
I highly recommend running clubs. (Assuming you enjoy running). You'll get to meet loads and loads of people. I did the same.
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Try looking up adult sports leagues, running clubs, volunteering in your city
You can travel again (if you're vaccinated)
Try a kick ball or sand volleyball league in your city. Or a lot of breweries have running/cycling/hiking/yoga clubs where you do the activity and then grab a beer after. Also, you could join a young professional social organization, many cities have them, or an alumni chapter of your Alma mater.
Tennis lessons. Or squash.
Really trying out different stuff until one stick. My wife always says I have too many hobbies so you can trust me on this one.
A list of things for you
Surfing classes
Photography groups
Homebrewing
Woodworking workshops
Indoor climbing
Hike groups
Foraging
Usually no matter where you go these activities have a great supporting community that you are bound to meet new people.
Mind asking where in the world did you move to?