I find it so hard to make new friends. I live in nyc and since graduating college, other than people I met at my first job, I don’t think I’ve made a single new friend in the last 18 months. What is y’alls advice for getting into situations where I can naturally meet new people?

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Do you go into the office ? Attend HH? Do sports on the weekend ? Go to gym? Take pottery class ? Local ymca equivalent (they have something on 98th street or Chelsea piers)? Local park? Loved Central Park when I lived there ! The absolute best. If youre even remotely into your religion, go to your local synagogue, church, mosque and join the young professional network.

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Join any group or community - endless options in NYC. Would say I wouldn’t invest too much on making friends in your job - a lot of people are friendly but understandably a lot don’t want to be actual friends with coworkers.

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Should also say it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be friends with coworkers, just saying it’s harder to break from the coworker relationship to actual friendship for obvious reasons.

Where did you grow up? Have you ever gone out to a bar alone to have a drink and talk to the bar tender? Even boring or ugly people strike up conversations there

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What activities do you do? What sports do you play?

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In NYC and same problem. Anyone I meet here is an acquaintance

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