I have to move to SF soon for work as a single, mid-30s guy and am kind of concerned tbh. I've heard SF is terrible socially, for dating, etc. Plus, I don't work in tech (I'm in finance) and am not interested in discussing AI for hours like my some of SWE friends do. I'm also not really a drinker/partier. I like being active (gym, racquet sports, hiking mainly), music, and film. Any advice on navigating the SF social scene as an old fart with no social connections to ease the transition?

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Lean into the fact you are into sports - join a CrossFit gym or similar, run club, padel evenings etc. even just for a few weeks…

Don’t worry about not being in tech / not wanting to talk AI. Real people live here too

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Midnight runners club is great and super social!

Not that bad tbh. Also mid 30s and most of my friends are not in tech. Feel free to message me if you want to grab a coffee when you get here

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Same

Where will you be moving from?

222 has been a great app for making friends and there's a lot of pickleball, hiking and running clubs. There's also third place spaces like the Commons. Dating is kind of hard because of gender ratios but honestly lots of interesting women to date and lots of interesting people overall. Just have to put yourself out there! (Saying this as a mid 30s man in the non-tech legal profession)

DMed you. I’m 33, don’t work in core tech but a tech adjacent field. If you’re up for it, let’s do a coffee/walk. I’m always up for both meeting new people in SF

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