Where can you meet people after high school?

[Anonymous]

I finished high school nearly a year ago and have been having trouble meeting new people since then. I go to college but a lot of the people there really don't interest me. I talk to them, but it's nobody I'd ever speak to outside of school. I still keep in touch with all my high school friends, but I really want some new people in my life. Where else are some good places to meet people?

[Annette83]

Join the club. It happens to most people.

For me, joining a sports club was the way to go. I started kayaking. The thing about kayaking that helps me to meet people is that kayakers are usually pretty serious about their sport. People talk all the time about how to improve and what equipment to buy, and they meet up to drive to the river, then have a drink afterwards. I have friends who do soccer and it's the same... The team goes out for a drink after games, etc. I'm not saying that you should do a sport, necessarily. But pick something to do that people are serious about, where people meet regularly.

The other thing is, force yourself to go out with people even if they don't really interest you at first. I used to be like you and I found myself getting isolated. So I started trying to be more open-minded about people and after I while I got more relaxed. Now I'm glad I made the effort because I became more open minded and met some cool people. You will run into people you're not that into, but after a while it will pay off.

[Ollie]

Good answer. All very true.

Another advantage of going out with people that don't really interest you is that you can meet new, more interesting people through them,.

[chnseboi35]

While I'm not going to publicly endorse underage drinking, cough, I usually find a lot of my friends or even if they're just acquaintances I bump into often I met when I go out to party. It's college. There's definitely going to be frat parties on the weekends.

If that doesn't appeal to you, then I agree to join a club. Joining a club you're interested in will almost guarantee you make new friends because you instantly have something in common with them to talk about.

[sonic241928]

How do you get into those parties? I want just a little party experience, lol. (I'm in a major city and my school isn't big on fraternities, so I don't know about "frat" parties per se)

[chnseboi35]

Well if it's not frat parties then usually it's house parties or other school parties where you'd need to know someone who goes there or is holding the party. A lot of the time it's all about connections.

[thepupeteer]

Says 18-24, I'm from england, isn't possible to be underage over here :)

[DmacBioUmiami2011]

Try college again...maybe you are just talking to the wrong people I am SURE there are interesting people to talk to. Just go to the front rows of the classes and you will find the smart people that are determined there...not saying you won't find that in other sections of the class but I'm just generalizing...in the back you might find the more joking people but still...i say go for school

[vsthewolf]

you could always go the social networking way of joining MySpace or Facebook. there's also social interaction in public like by going to a club or a mall or anywhere where other people are that you have an interest in, personally I love going to concerts so I've met a lot of friends at concerts and whatnot.

[thepupeteer]

Ive upped you for the concert bit, the Facebook bit is stupid

[thepupeteer]

i know from a lot of sources that girls practically dive on you at university lol

if that diddn't help id say join the gym or sumthing girls will check you out if ur hench :P

[jacquesvol]

at the university, in your neighbourhood, a sportsclub, the gym, tupperware parties, or at your workplace.