I wonder how the hell to socialise. There is this coronavirus and online thibg going on all over the place, but I would be writing my thesis now anyway. And my college is really full of loners anyway and I had a bad time socialising before corona too. I tried dating apps and they weren't as bad as I thought, however, there are a lot of people with whom I have too little in common and who seem like they can't hold a meaningful conversation. It's important for me to have intelligent friends who can act on this intelligence too. Or a partner. So I used to go to extracurricular activities such as language classes but the groups didn't glue well together, maybe the duration of the cpurses is too short for it. I don't really have other ideas. I can go to an event sometimes, however, I can't afford an irregular lifestyle just hunting for events. In conclusion: I'm clueless what to do to meet fairly intelligent amd fairly socially competent people my age and in my region. The first years of university were a lot better in that regard...
Mihael.....Have you tried the local LGBTQIA+ organization? Or are there any accepting churches in your area? Just thoughts! .....David
Currently I meet people through table-top role playing with a group of people that I started to get to know before the pandemic. In the past I have also met people by specifically looking for LGBT+ groups, volunteering for pride and such things. I am pretty impatient for the pandemic to abate.
I have also been thinking about the local LGBT organisation, because they seem like a friendly bunch of people when I went to an event or two. I thought about becoming a volunteer. Meeting-support groups are currently closed, unfortunately. An LGBT-friendly church or games are good ideas too Thanks for the suggestions.
I'm the same way, I want friends that I can have a deep and intelligent conversation with. It's really difficult for me to make small talk with someone about superficial things. I really don't have any suggestions for you though because I struggle with the same things. I've never even used a dating app before. I'm completely out of the loop.
I find it difficult to strike up conversations in person. Luckily I have met a lot of people at comic and science fiction conventions. I review comics so I have met a lot of creative types too. So I'd suggest events or clubs depending on your interests. This has been difficult lately with all the world issues but I chat with the same people online now. I'm actually better online.
