I am F29, with a serious lack of friends. I have a great boyfriend, but I know that I need to develop my own friendships and relationships outside of my relationship with him.
Right now, I don’t work because I am in school, but my school is remote, and the people in my online classes all live in different cities.
I had a solid group of friends before the pandemic, but they have all moved away since. I live in a very expensive city and so quite a few people have moved away, actually.
I do attend a workout class regularly, but people don’t really come early or stick around after in a way that I could strike up a conversation with them.
I also don’t drink, which I’ve found has limited how willing some people are to hang out, if going to a bar is not really an option.
Does anyone have any advice on how I can make some friends in a busy city?
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going to gym
Have you been with your current BF
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Im in your shoes, feels like a lot of change since the pandemic.
Group sport is great, especially if they have socials running. There’s usually a bunch of people that return at the same time and day each week so you can develop friendships through that.
You can still go to a bar though, without drinking any alcohol. You can just drink water or alcohol free cocktails for example.