Meeting people

Grey Paladin

Due to a wide variety of circumstances I am either not on speaking terms or am unable to meet almost all of my friends. I am a bit of a loner by nature but after two years I am starting to break down, bit by bit. I am 20 and currently studying by myself, at home, so I do not have anything to force me to go outside and interact with others.

Can you give me any advice on how to meet and make new friends?

Skoal Cat

Get out and do stuff! Make it a practice to strike up a conversation with X strangers a day.
Also, www.MeetUp.com

RadicalTurnip

I know this isn't what you asked, but what's wrong with the friends you have? If they're bad friends and a bad influence, then sure, get new ones, but if you've just had a disagreement, see if you can patch things up. Good friends are willing to make amends, and someone that knows you well is a valuable asset.

That being said, if you want to meet new people, get involved in a club/activity. M:tG nights at a gaming shop are great, as are PU D&D groups (nice as in a nice way to meet people) if you can find them. How big of a city are we dealing with, here? I mean, do you have access to these sort of nerd havens, or are you living in some tiny city with no nerd outlets whatsoever? Anyway, if you don't like either of those, I would say at least try them, and if you still don't like them, then you can...uh...always trying going to a bar?*

*I don't really recommended this, I just can't think of anything else atm

The_Glad_Hatter

Picking up a new hobby is usually a great way to meet new people. be it sports, collecting stamps or gaming, you can always meet people at gatherings for said hobby. Every club or organisation is happy to see new people join.

Kyougu

Depending where you're at, meetup.com is a fantastic way to meet people.

Grey Paladin

I probably should've mentioned I am from Jerusalem. Meetup.com yielded a few interesting results, but those are mostly yearly technological cons. Helpful neverless.

Jerusalem has a very work-oriented culture, almost to a degree seen in some asian countries. Few people have hobbies outside of the cultural monoliths that are watching television and hitting bars. The gaming scene is practically dead. The much more metropolitan neighbor, Tel-aviv, is an option but it is an hour there and one back on the bus, with crossing the city itself taking another.

I might need to pick up a more popular hobby in the surrounding area, as the Hatter suggests.


RE friends: I am the one that cut them off. They treated me disrespectfuly time and again, and I am not going to endure abusive behavior simply because I know a person for a long time and share interests.

Skoal Cat

Wow, not exactly a part of the world I'm sure most of us are familiar with. I would definitely look into local hobbies and cultural things that you can get involved with. Look, if people aren't open to you joining their thing, they're probably silly geese who you wouldn't want to hang out with anyway.