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ryann_flood OP t1_j7g34y7 wrote

Wow that's nice I would say I'm good at making friends and could get along with most people but I'm definitely not as confident as you. I like sports, music, reading, video games. I can find something to relate with with most people, I guess I've just had trouble finding a mid sized group to go out with.

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SpaghettiOsPolicy t1_j7g48wp wrote

If I waited for a mid sized group to go out with, I'd rarely end up going out haha. If you like music, I recommend hitting up open mics and karaoke bars. They're very social environments and it's easy to chat with strangers there compared to a standard bar.

Sports is another one that can be a social environment, typically in a bar setting again. And you're already doing Volo which is another good sports social activity. I'm not sure about video games, but No Land Beyond can be great for joining a group to play with at their Thursday events (https://www.nolandbaltimore.com/events). I think they actually have a biweekly Smash Bros Melee tournament that meets again this Thursday too.

I'm working on my social skills still tbh. I'm confident enough to go out alone, sometimes I meet people and end up exchanging numbers and seeing them again. Other times I don't really chat with anyone.

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neutronicus t1_j7gsyrm wrote

> video games

Getting into tabletop could be an option, there's a cool tabletop gaming bar called No Land Beyond. I haven't done it in Baltimore (not really room for it now that I have a kid) but when I got into competitive card-gaming in the Denver area a pretty tight crew formed over the years.

If the BMore people are like the the Denver people this won't get you a crew that will want to all go out in Federal Hill and try and pick up women if that is your goal. And just generally it is a bad idea to treat a gaming group as a dating pool, it never goes well. But tabletop games will have tournaments and stuff on weekends and you'll probably meet some people down to go to music shows or do outdoorsy stuff, if your goal is to make friends for its own sake rather than as a kind of prereq for getting your dating life going.

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ryann_flood OP t1_j7gz9ce wrote

I have a girlfriend so no worries about a dating pool. I don't feel any need to go to fed hill so that's okay with me, I'm just looking for people to have some drinks with went to a lot of fed hill bars in college and it's impossible to hear anybody at them so I wasn't a fan.

Outdorsey stuff is probably the one thing I wouldn't want to with people as I'm not a fan of hikes. I will look into tabletop gaming though I've always wanted to get more into it and it could be a fun way to make friends.

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SpaghettiOsPolicy t1_j7hicws wrote

Fed Hill has a lot of cool spots, I'm in my thirties and go out there all the time. I wouldn't write it off so quickly.

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ryann_flood OP t1_j7hj981 wrote

True I won't write it off I'm sure it's got a lot of great spots

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