meeting new people

[bbro]

I would love a puppy, but he would be alone for most of the day and I don't want to to that to him. I would rather wait until I have a house with a backyard for him to run around in.

I have emailed an art program here to find out about pottery, I really like doing it, too. Even if I don't meet many people, at least it is a stress reliever for me.

No kids, no religion, internet only at work. I do have a job, but there's not many people who I want to hang out with outside of work.
What do you mean by a club??

I have met plenty of drunks at my local bar, but I wanted more than that. Maybe even people my own age. No one that I know from there is near my age, they are all about 10 or more years older. One guy only hangs out in a bar and he's been getting on my nerves badly. The other women all have children that they usually need to worry about first (I say usually because a couple are divorced and don't have kids sometimes)

My biggest problem is that I am shy and the bar helps with that, that is why I spend so much time there (that and I am a closet drunk), but that's not all I like to do, ya know?

And yes, UT, you are good enough, but it doesn't help to take you with me when I want to go to the movies or out to eat - carrying all the equipment for my Desktop is not that easy!

[glatt]

Originally Posted by bbro

What do you mean by a club??

Well, it can mean pretty much anything.

Here in DC you can join kickball leagues, or softball leagues, you can join hiking clubs, rock climbing clubs, you can join environmental clubs, you can join gardening clubs, I can go on and on, but really there are clubs for many different things. If you are interested in a particular hobby, check out if there are any groups in your area that get together to do that hobby.

Classes are great, especially classes with interaction. Like pottery, woodworking, dancing, beadstringin, basket weaving, etc.

You can also volunteer for stuff that might be relatively popular. Clean up a park, work in a shelter.

Really the best way to meet other people is to do things with them. Share a common goal, and then get to know eachother along the way.

If you go to a public library, it will probably have a bulletin board with listings of groups and organizations that meet. Or just do a google seach for hobbies and your location.