Do people actually meet up on here?

[Peckhaminn]

Desperate for human connection. 26, in a long term relationship, no children, but would happily be open to meeting others lonely or without friends. I don't care who you are or what your past is, would just love to make some lovely friends.

[TottersBlankly]

When I first came to MN over a decade ago there used to be group meet-ups - either of like minded people with a particular interest or just of people on particular, maybe long running, threads. I was never involved but used to enjoy reading about these events afterwards. Some of those people would have forged friendships through them.

But MN is much bigger now - absolutely not a club for a few mates - and strangers on the Internet are potentially dangerous.

There is or used to be a ‘Local’ board here where you could find out about things going on in your area - mainly mother and baby type groups. Don’t know how busy it is now.

So, no, essentially this is not a place to seek individual face to face meet-ups. Posters may direct you to national or local online sites that facilitate meeting strangers - but attempts to seek immediate in-person connections via a MN thread will be assumed to come from axe murderers looking for willing victims.

[BearsBeatsBattlestarGalactica]

Hi, I’m 27 also no children and in a long term relationship. Desperate to make more friends! Drop me a message 😊

[Mammma91]

I’m also 26, due baby no2 (still in first trimester) but looking to make friends too! 🥰

[BearsBeatsBattlestarGalactica]

I only have a handful of close friends. The thing that has prompted me to do this, is that I’m desperate to see Micky Flanagan in concert this year but all my friends hate him and it got me thinking, I need to find more friends that like the things I do😂

[TottersBlankly]

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[Riapia]

@TottersBlankly

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[forallthelove]

@TottersBlankly

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What's up with you ??

[BearsBeatsBattlestarGalactica]

Maybe they think we are axe murderers lol

[coolkatt]

i say go for it. may as well you all meet friends than a paid for website.
add might be friends on sm so u can see them and take it from there. good luck i hope u meet some lovely people close to you that you can share and do things with x

[Lagershandy]

Not MN, but I used to be on a book board for a particular writer. I 'clicked' with a few of the women there, and have remained friends with them more than twenty years on.
One of them I now consider one of my best friends, we met up in her city when we were in holiday in America and it's like we had known each other all our lives!
We try and meet up every year, and she loves to visit us as she is a raving Anglophile.

In 2019 we did a road trip in the Deep South and I met up with a few of the southern ladies from the book board, it was like a scene from Steel Magnolias!

Safety is paramount I agree, but if you take the time to get to know the people, facetime/telephone chats etc it's well worth the effort.

[BearsBeatsBattlestarGalactica]

I think my main issue is that I have recently left a very social job in a completely different region, a lot of my friends are there. My partner has a big social circle, as did I when I was at my old job. Sure I have best friends where we live but they are the type of friends where we meet once every 6 months and have a good knees up. I guess it’s just difficult becoming accustomed to change and feeling like there is something missing in my life. Thinking about taking up a volunteering role or starting a pottery class in my town in the hopes that I can make new friends ‘authentically’

[BearsBeatsBattlestarGalactica]

@Lagershandy

Not MN, but I used to be on a book board for a particular writer. I 'clicked' with a few of the women there, and have remained friends with them more than twenty years on.
One of them I now consider one of my best friends, we met up in her city when we were in holiday in America and it's like we had known each other all our lives!
We try and meet up every year, and she loves to visit us as she is a raving Anglophile.

In 2019 we did a road trip in the Deep South and I met up with a few of the southern ladies from the book board, it was like a scene from Steel Magnolias!

Safety is paramount I agree, but if you take the time to get to know the people, facetime/telephone chats etc it's well worth the effort.

The road trip sounds amazing! DP is always organising things like that with his pals and I always think - I’d love to do that with my friends!! Of course, we do a lot of trips together too