Is meeting new people even worth it anymore?

[astroboy94]

Im in my mid twenties and as a guy I already feel like most people I meet tend to have their own friend's circles by now. So what is your take on meeting new people if there's hardly a chance for a new and "real" friendship? I feel it's only the lonely people who reach out.

[WonderingElf]

Hey! As a person who is very picky with the people I hang out, and I mostly hung out with my high school friends (even since graduation) I would like to answer yes to your question. It doesn’t matter if they have their own circles, the more people you meet the more experiences you get. And sometimes you just really click with some people. Surely, it’s rare and yes, If you are like me you don’t like most people you meet but sometimes things go well, and you start something great. I really wish I could meet new people and make new friends as I am right now, but the timing is wrong I guess.
And maybe I’m the wrong example because I’m ‘lonely’ but my sister who is very popular as a person and she has a lot of people to hang out with still loves to make new friends and go do things with them. I hope that answers your question :)

[jennifer_bloom]

I think you can break into a circle if you have traits that attract people - like one guy made himself fit in by being unusually honest - Another guy did it by being very humble - another guy did it by being very gracious and generous and ambitious and smart - another guy did it by being hard working and helpful and respectful and loyal and sacrificial - I made myself fit in at work by being insanely confident and careful - like I tried to be good all 60 seconds of every minute and all 60 minutes of every hour and all hours of every shift and every shift of every day - I never let myself relax - not even for 2 seconds - cause I had to make sure the boss liked me enough to keep me.

[Obtuse]

Friend circles can be expanded upon. They'd never grow beyond a few people if they didn't. Besides that there are social skills. You learn how to connect with a wide range of people and those skills can even carry over in a workplace to being promoted to higher positions, since it's not necessarily the one who has mastered the most antisocial aspects of the job who takes on the highest positions or at least excels at them. It's useful to get decent at turning strangers into acquaintances and acquaintances into friends. Those social skills also carry into dating.

[Marco10]

It’s worth it from a career perspective and to build a network. I think otherwise, you only need 2 good friends who truly have your back and the rest are all just acquaintances that you should be on good terms with but not trust.

[DorkVader]

I mean, what are the alternatives? Don't hang out with anyone? Become a drifter? Walk the wilds of the wasteland Australian Outback, a survivor in a world gone mad? Become... Other?

Don't mind me, I didn't get enough sleep. Go make friends. Good friends are always welcome in any friend group

[CapricornHoney]

Of course it is. I met a girl at the place I work last year and we’ve become best friends in the space of a couple of months. I find the friends I’m making as I get older are a lot more real than some of the friendships I still have from when I was younger.

[dbr1987]

You are right about this bro! People don't value decent connection and genuineness anymore because their online appearance is more important. This generation is doomed, fuck this society. Internet social media and dating apps destroyed human interaction. It is not worth it, People are Individualized and not stick u p for thereselves anymore. Everyone is to obsessed with what other people think of them. Respect your post

[moststrangestguy]

Meet people is useless if you're not a social person i suggest finding other rejects like you and me and meeting them but don't. Expect any good girls there crazy or stupid

[serious]

Its fine just learn to embrace yourself as you are.

[Avicenna]

Its a legit concern, but less likely to be an issue if you meet a transplant.

[RHK36]

It's worth it if you can make some meaningful relationships, even if it's just one person. It just gets harder the older you get.

[Y_Misty]

It is worth it, meeting new people makes you learn more something on life and give you lessons

[PondyPand]

What's up with you and "is it worth it" questions?

[Gatman34]

Nope focus on yourself and quit being desperate

[Anonymous]

It is totally worth it but it is difficult.

[Korza]

Just depends on the people I suppose

[Rangers]

For me, not at all

[Anonymous]

Nope.