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  2 0 All good ideas. In addition, I would suggest that you think of all the people who are "acquaintances" of yours with whom you would like to be friends. Take a chance and make an effort with them. I used to feel that -- if they didn't contact me -- they were not interested. Bad assumption. They probably have the same thoughts. erikc answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  2 0 Same answer to both questions: take some Continuing ed classes. Foreign language, photography, cooking, whatever floats your boat. There are many community colleges in the area; that's what you're looking for, right? Community? The idea is (a) you meet people and (b) by learning stuff, or at least being curious, you become more interesting to others. People like people who are interested in life; people who sit alone at fast food outlets staring into their cups, not so much. Fnarf answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  4 2 I met a lot of my current friends at concerts. It's easier to strike up conversations when you're all gathered for a common interest. You can talk about the show, similar bands or artists, favorite songs. And, if it gets too awkward, it's easy to make an exit and escape into the crowd. There's also SLOG HAPPY! It's the second Thursday of every month--that's next Thursday! Details to come to Slog later today! (Sorry, I couldn't resist the plug.) Megan Seling answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 Join a chorus. Join a bowling league. Volunteer. Volunteer. Volunteer. Kip Waddle answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 If you are sporty at all, I'd suggest joining a team in whatever sport it is you like to play. Trying to locate a "pick-up game" -- a less organized and formalized version of your game -- would be the most easy-going way to go. Google is your friend to locate games. People come and go from the pick-up situation, so you can check out the game and the people and see if you like it or not without having to make any kind of commitment. A lot of pick-up game type of people are weekend warriors and will likely go out for beers after the game. Perfect situation to meet these people better, and you have something built-in to talk about from the get-go! Kevin Shurtluff answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 see: http://questionland.thestranger.com/questions/1381-whats-a-good-way-to-make-friends-if-you-are-new-to my guess would be that you already saw it and based your question off of it (since it appears only a couple below yours on the main page), but do read the responses if you haven't already... cakes answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 4 move hungry mungry answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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