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What is the best way to make more friends as an adult? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

It is simply impossible.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Bars on Friday nights, volunteering, or church. The Masons if you're male and want to meet intellectuals.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The free masons?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. I joined in my 20s and enjoyed it, but it was a bit too old of a crowd for me to really fit in. I figure I'll go back in my 40s.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Too many of my relatives are Masons, I figure it would just be like hanging out with my old relatives.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hahaha it can definitely feel that way sometimes. There were a few younger guys at my lodge but we never really clicked. On the plus side, politics are never talked about in the lodge so I never felt like I was around a bunch of conservatives or anything like that. It was a great experience and everyone was open-minded and friendly.

I ended up working on a project for the lodge for a few years with a small group that was guys in their 40s to 80s, and it felt great to get several father figures. They gave me some great guidance in my young adulthood.

I've heard that the Shriners attract a younger crowd and they apparently have some crazy parties, but I never got that far. You need to be a Mason to become a Shriner.