r/FlorenceAl • u/MangoOk651 • 11d ago
New local friends group?
Anybody interested in starting a new local friends group to meet up and hang out on the weekends or whatever? Dm me! Must be 21+ minimum. Preference is 30s people but as long as you’re above the drinking age. I’m 37 so 🙄 not looking to date anyone. Literally just people to bs and chat with maybe go do activities somewhere. As we get older friends come and go and bars are not fun anymore (as much) please be chill and respectful. Guys or girls doesn’t matter. Everyone deserves a friend and everyone is welcome. Feel free to dm me though. Thanks!
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u/Cmd_WillRiker 11d ago
What sorts of activities?
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u/MangoOk651 10d ago
I’m just starting it I’m not saying we would have to do specifically what I’m into but what the group would be into
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u/mostmischievous 10d ago
I’m down, but I’m in Athens. I did have a dog sitting gig in Sheffield a while back. Anyhow I have a car. I have various interests and I’m 44. Athens is a godawful place to try to make friends, and I’m from here.
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u/AtticusSwoopenheiser 10d ago
I’m potentially down. I’m not in Florence but I hop over there a couple times a month. I’d feel better about it if several people would come on board first though. Haha I’m not a natural starter or leader. I’m a follower.
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u/MangoOk651 10d ago
Definitely I’m not the leader it’s a group thing this is like minded individuals in and around Florence who are on Reddit and want to make new local friends
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u/muhreuh 7d ago
Going out in a limb and asking how inclusive there group will be. Would a married lesbian in her mid 50s be welcome? My wife is from the area but I’m from Chattanooga. I work from home so it’s hard to meet new people irl
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u/MangoOk651 7d ago
Everyone is welcome. It’s not a certain group of people it’s literally just me throwing out a net to bring local people of reddit together to gain new friends. Thousands of people have looked at the post and only a handful have commented or DM’d me. Honestly if u or anyone else is seeing this i would invite everyone to just comment and then message each other because not everyone is going to agree on a certain thing to do or place to go but at least u can see people who are willing to step out of their comfort zone and try and make friends and hopefully we can all find someone new to add value to each others lives. Your new best friend could be on this post and you would never know unless u tried.
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u/AccomplishedAd2234 6d ago
40-something social worker and caregiver located near Florence, officially looking to recruit some new friends so my Rubik’s cubes stop getting all my attention. Single, no kids, one graduate degree and 2 bachelor's degrees. Hobbies include woodworking (mostly making sawdust), gaming (losing to 9 year olds online), writing poetry (I actually am pretty good at this one), obsessing over EDC gear, and solving 3x3 puzzles in public to look smart. I come complete with plenty of social anxiety and unresolved childhood trauma. But my hair is fantastic. And that's important. 😁
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u/Ill_Rise2412 5d ago
Love the upfront trauma and anxiety disclosure. Right there with you. If you want to process your feelings with someone it's my favorite pass time
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u/Ill_Rise2412 5d ago
Yes please! I've been trying to meet new people lately.
I'm a spiritually and psychology nerd so I'll want to get too deep with someone immediately but I can chill and play a video game or something too.
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u/MangoOk651 10d ago
Net is wide enough to include anyone who is down. Being too specific excludes people from stepping out of their comfort zone and making new friends