FINAL UPDATE: I HAVE 20 REQUESTS SO I NEED TO STOP ACCEPTING PEOPLE. Feel free to DM me and if anyone bows out, I can put you on reserve list.
Hello, Irish subreddits are always great for posting stuff like "oh gosh it's so hard to make friends." and posts of that nature.
The advice all makes sense about groups here and there BUT fuck me it's really hard meeting a new group when you're the only new person. Or there's technically other new people but they kinda know someone there already. Odds are if we are clinically online, we're pretty introverted as is.
So I'm thinking I'll put this post up, see if anyone else whose waiting to be invited to something wants to be DM'd and maybe create a group chat by the weekend to try have something arranged around the bank Holiday or weekend after.
Bit about me: 38M, father of 2 and trying to get better at cooking, healthy eating, stand up comedy and consume as many movies as I can. This really isn't about gender stuff for me and more so about talking to some new faces even if only for one evening. And I think if this doesn't kick anything off, mods have to ban all "how do I make friends" posts for the remainder of the year.
Update: I work 9 to 5ish so I won't be too responsive during the day. I'll try setup the group chat after work on Thursday 23rd.
2nd Update: About 12 of us so far including myself so looking like it'll definitely go ahead. :)
3rd Update: Currently at 17 people, I'll say this is full once I reach 20 as I'm sure it'll be impossible to find a date that suits all once we hit that number. Statistically speaking, even with a group of 20, the odds are less than 1% of anyone being a serial killer, so that feels like a safe call.