Has anyone had to do this? I secured an offer in London but I don't have any friends in London. I'm wondering if I should not accept because I don't know how to make friends. All my friends are from college or my analyst class.
How do you go about this given the unpredictability of PE? Sports leagues are off the table as are recurring commitments. Not sure what to think. Thoughts?
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I mean, fair point, and I suppose my question can be broadened to making friends as a working adult tactically, but when you make the comment of how did you make friends in college, it’s because hundreds of us were forced into a room together and were there to make friends and then a smaller group all self selected into Greek life which, at its core, is an insular circle for making friends. Which tactically is a lot different than making friends out in the wild. Your friends at work suggestion is a good one and thank you for that and your broader post, and thoughts on sports league. To answer your first question though, outside of a structured institutional context like sports or college, I don’t know how to make friends I guess
My tone may have come off as a bit harsh so sorry about that.
Agreed, it's definitely harder to meet in an organized setting in the real world - it's doable, it just requires more effort. While most of my best friends in my new city have been through work, I've made friends through parties / gatherings / drinks that they've organized (in which they invited people outside of work). Maybe throw a housewarming with your work colleagues and tell them to each bring a couple of people? When you meet co-workers outside of work, encourage them to bring others with them. If you get an apartment, maybe consider living with a couple of random guys working in similar jobs?
My city has a young PE professionals board that hosts events every couple of months. Maybe better for networking but definitely can meet people through that. A lot of people try to get more involved with the community and join 1-2 charitable organizations and meet people through there (one guy below me actually went on a date with a girl he met through there, unsuccessful date though but that's a different story).
Facebook may be slightly archaic now (I still use it) but you can probably join groups on there or on different apps where you can meet people with common interests (could be as random as birdwatching or watching a particular TV show).
Anyway, probably should have just led off with this content. My bad, hopefully more helpful this time around. Definitely take advantage of the nightlife there.
Why make friends when you can have a sugar baby?
I learned from Gary V that u shouldnt have friends and should be working 20hours a day and flipping furniture off facebook market place on the weekends, do u even want to be succesful? like what
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London has tonnes of activities like art classes, fitness classes, wine tasting, theatre clubs, sports (basketball, rugby) etc that are all on weekends. If your job won't have a lot of travel, you can use that. I've also seen people use Meet-up. Also try connecting with alums from your uni - would be sure to find some
Join some sort of social scene. Country club, art museums, pickup sports league, fitness. Biggest recommendation is not to sit in your house whenever possible. Get yourself out all weekend the first few weeks - if you get invited somewhere early on, always say yes even if you're quite tired.
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