Do you think it is harder to find meaningful friendships in your 20s/30s? Hoe can I find meaningful friendships?

[RyanEC]

I have always wished I could be a part of a group of friends having fun, sharing their lives and experiences, and growing together.
I have never really had this.
I have some friends now but I find them to be immature and sometimes difficult to deal with.

It seems like it is harder to meet new people after high school and college socially.

I did create a meetup group (on the meetup app) but so far no luck so far in starting any events.

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Anyone else?

[MAC1983]

Apart from what @jennifer_bloom wrote, I would say it's harder because of marriages, having children and less socializing.

A meetup group can be fun if you have that chance to join one - it can be hard to get one going unless you use social media as well.

But you can also look for friends in your hobbies. For example, if you are a comic book collector you will find it easy to make connections in the Comic Book Shop.

Hell, any convention is a place you can make connections.

I'm not saying it is easy, but give some people a chance to grow something with you. Heck, there are pretty friendly people right here on GaG!

[jennifer_bloom]

Having a group isn’t as glamorous as it sounds, it usually involves making sacrifices to stay in the group. Like I will never be part of the party crowd cause I do not want to smoke weed or get drunk or sleep around or do group trips to Las Vegas or be around alcoholics and drug addicts. The glamorous life you see on t. v. is not realistic cause without extreme hard work or moral compromise, that type of life does not happen.

[Tiptoetamm]

Interact with people. Say hi to people at the store wherever in public, you never know what kind of friendship can flourish or meet you life partner. It's putting yourself out there so you can meet people