I have a fiance and a healthy family but even then I notice I didn't have quite as many friends outside my online social chats.
My fiance became friends with a couple that i became friends with, and the husband on the other side introduced me to Disc Golf. I loved the sport, but something I found there was a community, a pretty tight one.
Disc Golf communities are local, and they build clubs around their local courses. People go out regularly to play, weekly rounds that are rated to have a friendly leaderboard, $5 to be included in the leaderboard and to add to the Ace pot. If someone gets an ace thats part of it, wins the pot. People cheer and are excited for other's great shots, aces, and so on. Its the person against the course, and everyone is supporting each other through it.
At the same time, I found new friends. I now go outside regularly into parks, hiking areas, and golf courses to play with them and meet new people.
Disc golf might not be your jam, but the little story is to say that sports, clubs, hobbies can be a huge way to reduce loneliness.
Especially the more casual sports. Bowling, Disc Golf, tennis, ball golf, etc.
You can join a local sewing club if you are into that. Book club. Barnes & Noble now hosts some run by local employees and people in the community.
Look into your hobbies, and see if you can find like minded individuals to make friends over it.
If you are a coder and thats your passion and you want to be more social, go to meetups, dev events, etc. At least here in SF there is many daily, some are reoccuring with a usual crowd.
My fiance became friends with a couple that i became friends with, and the husband on the other side introduced me to Disc Golf. I loved the sport, but something I found there was a community, a pretty tight one.
Disc Golf communities are local, and they build clubs around their local courses. People go out regularly to play, weekly rounds that are rated to have a friendly leaderboard, $5 to be included in the leaderboard and to add to the Ace pot. If someone gets an ace thats part of it, wins the pot. People cheer and are excited for other's great shots, aces, and so on. Its the person against the course, and everyone is supporting each other through it.
At the same time, I found new friends. I now go outside regularly into parks, hiking areas, and golf courses to play with them and meet new people.
Disc golf might not be your jam, but the little story is to say that sports, clubs, hobbies can be a huge way to reduce loneliness.
Especially the more casual sports. Bowling, Disc Golf, tennis, ball golf, etc.
You can join a local sewing club if you are into that. Book club. Barnes & Noble now hosts some run by local employees and people in the community.
Look into your hobbies, and see if you can find like minded individuals to make friends over it.
If you are a coder and thats your passion and you want to be more social, go to meetups, dev events, etc. At least here in SF there is many daily, some are reoccuring with a usual crowd.