I spent so much time on my career and now I feel I didn't focus on my social life enough and I don't have friends in Austin to hang out with on weekends. Any idea how to make new friends ?

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Focus on the things to do outside your home that make you happy. Do more of that repeatedly at a few of the same places. In time, you find the others doing the same; and in my experience, everyone is looking for more friends who share similar values and interests 🙏

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You should definitely get on meetup. Theres a group I joined recently called "I love Austin, but I need some f*****g friends! " I mean you can't beat that

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Austin Social Scene fb group has strangers getting together every day. I've been only working on my social life since i lived here(17 yrs) and I have the same problem even after trying. I wish I focused more on my career.

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Austin Sport and Social Club may be a good start, depending on what sort of activities you like to do, and how old you are.

Tends to favor younger, party type folks, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

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What does social life look like to you? What are your interests?

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