Like a dating app but for friends instead. I’m 25, going to college and am a social idiot. But my lonliness is causing so much pain. I really just want a friend. I’ve tried local events, clubs at my college and events. But, very few have fit my schedule and really, I have no clue how to start a conversation in person.
Thought maybe I’d see if an app like this exists.

Also, I have the meetup app that someone suggested, but there are very few groups near me and have yet to find any that cover any of my interests

25 comments

  1. Have you looked on Facebook for any local events? A lot of bars have weekly events you could go to and meet people!

  3. bumble has a setting geared towards making friends (accessed by downloading bumble and selecting “bff” when asked which mode you want to continue in). depending on the size of your city, it may work well, but when i have tried it, my town is too small to offer me many options. also, this only shows you people of your same gender (or for non-binary users, the gender you select to be shown under). it’s definitely not a perfect option, but it may be a good place to start.

  6. Sometimes it can help to continue going to a club, introducing yourself just by name, hearing someone else’s name, and focusing on the activity. People can feel more comfortable just by seeing you at the same club multiple times. You don’t need to pressure yourself to converse for long or deeply — just get some basic familiarity and keep up a habit of going

    Also, can you connect with your family? It’s not the same as friends, sure, but sometimes when you’re struggling it can be nice to have a conversation with your family and just catch up. Maybe consider planning a phone call to check in with how they’re doing. You can figure out what’s going on in their life, like if they’re sick or working on a project, and then follow up later

  8. I think the best safest way is to go to like community events like joining a chess club or a sports team or something like that

  13. Try Nextdoor it’s an app for neighbours and local people to make acquaintances

  14. It’s not very popular and limits your messaging, but I used a site called friendmatch to make some good friends a while back, I just included my socials like instagram to get around the message limit.

    Edit: It’s a website and not an app btw

  19. I have a bumbleBFF girl date next week and I love the app so far. For a guy it’s a little different though. I’d try a club of some sort like a golf club, sports club, toastmasters, rotary club, volunteering etc etc. I don’t know of any app that would actually work for guys.

  21. In Telegramm you can Scan your area for chatgroups and other people. 90% of them are Fake or some drugspamming sellaccounts, but there are also real Chats with nice people

  22. speaking for no one but myself – I’ve found that daytime events are best for actually meeting new people. Nighttime events seem to be best for hanging out with people you’ve already met (or of course, if you’re tryna find someone to bone for the night)

    sure there are exceptions, so take this with a grain of salt

    but yeah, start looking for stuff to do in the daytime. Sports leagues, special interest clubs, and late afternoon happy hour events (you can find stuff like this through Eventbrite or Meetup.com) seems to be a good start if you’re truly lost.

  24. I’m doing meetup I keep my fingers cross that maybe one day I’ll meet someone

  25. Just join local groups for things you’re interested in. Be it hiking, biking, different community sports teams, etc.

    The mutual interest and time spent will make building that connection easier

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