Online services to find friends?

Don't worry too much mate, ive been on my own for years, and i have a current GF (which im very suprised as i have no circle of friends) I have a mate who is good to me when we talk , maybe a bit OTT but hes alright ;)

Just a shame theres no one else to hava laugh with except my GF and work people.... :(

I tried using make freinds online (or what ever its called) seems a complete waste of time
 
el_dazza said:
Leave the buckets at home, the clouds do all the work :p
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Aye, I love the weather here :)

Edit: actually a skirt would be a worse idea than a white shirt. It's ruddy windy here.
 
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online aint so good because they will undoubtably live miles away from you. Got loads of "online friends" but reckon they are not cut from the same mold as a Real friend(tm)

my problem is i meet loads of ppl but i just dont like most of them. same at work - dont like most of them either lol.... oh well. I got 42" HD TV Wooo (hugs tv) :D :(
 
hobbies hobbies hobbies!

Something like a sports club (Footy, Rugby) normally has a very active social life alongside it. Especially rugby, you'll hardly be out the pub!
 
Kreeeee said:
Take up a physical hobby. I've met so many people through breakdancing, mountainbiking and ice hockey. Not met anyone through gaming :p
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Seconded. I even find gaming to make me antisocial to an extent.
 
trojan698 said:
Seconded. I even find gaming to make me antisocial to an extent.
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I only play multiplayer so I don't really have that issue. Over competitiveness when gaming alienates friends though, some of my flatmates are far too competitive and hate losing.

dobbsy said:
Join the gym mate!
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Physical hobby >>>>>>>>>>>>> gym

especially for meeting people.
 
you need a hobby like everyone says.

Your local free newspaper will have a whats going on section just pick something.

There are usually every type of activity going on every evening. You never have to be bored.

Couple of things I did to meet people.

Evening courses : language skills (usually got some good looking wimmen at them)

Walking clubs : even short distances something to do and time to talk to people. Or failing that just buy a dog and you end up chatting to other dog owners every evening.

:)
 
Cool... I'm going to see about joining one of the local gym's, worth a try plus I can get fit at the same time.... win win hopefully.

I've already got a great collie dog, I had two but one has been taken by the ex but still one is better then none... does give me company at home, and a dog is always happy to see you, but not so good for taking to the cinema etc... :D

Hobbies seem to be the most favour'd... Games playing isn't going to work, playing PC and XBOX games isn't the way to find friends... Sporty hobbies might work though, gym might be a step in the right direction..

Thanks for all your ideas though, been very nice of you all to step into the thread and post up some of your thoughts....
 
iv-tecman said:
Well, I find myself now in one of those awkward situations of being single and at the age of 33 very few circle of friends. After a recent (7 months now) split with a girlfriend that was co-inhabiting with me, we finally called it a day and she left. Not so amicably, but nonetheless I’m starting to think if I don’t get into something new soon, I’m going to get stuck in a rut, and be forever on my own.

OK, slight exaggeration on my part, but all my existing friends have their own “thing” going on, marriage, long term commitments, babies etc. Its one of those situations where I’ve not made such a good a job in keeping relationships alive as close friends seem to have done etc.. I’m not one for wondering around pubs on my own, in fact I grew out of the night club, pub crawl years ago. Not to say it’s a bad thing to do, its just more student, or something I don’t feel I can enjoy anymore, and if you don’t enjoy it, you end up looking miserable, and very little chance of meeting /making friends when you look like a wet weekend..

I was thinking of either online or some type of chat area, local to me. Anyone used these before, are they just tools for folks with no confidence to try and find someone or do those who work long hours, not into the pub crawl and got a small and decreasing circle of friends to help find new relationships find the services useful? I’m open to any idea, I also thought of joining a gym, get fit and might find some new friends at the same time? Other then this, apart from work, and I never feel comfortable with out of work friendships with those you work with, as if it does go wrong, its murder to continue working on the same office or building, I’m kinda out of ideas…

This is quite a big and diverse group of what looks to be intelligent members, I’m open to ideas, being a professional, office worker, but at the age of 33 and finding my last girlfriend years ago when my circle of fiends was much larger, I’m starting to feel a bit isolated. Something I’m sure has been felt by some before…

Thanks all… And if anyone has some good websites they’ve joined, and it worked out well, jot them down, don’t even mind paying a small members fee.
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your not alone, a lot of people in the west are in the exact same situation

this general trend of getting married later and later and having kids later and later is caused because of our media.

they make it almost impossible to find someone that you think you should be with, they bring up images of the perfect person and that we should all strive for that and nothing else. there are very few "perfect" women and men to go around. hence why western societies numbers are dropping generally.


here in the uk our fertility rate is at an all time 26 year high at just below 1.9 children per woman. or basically for the last 26 years our native population has been dropping. we would need just above 2 children per woman to break even!


the problem is, it will just get worse and worse.
 
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