Where do you go to make nice friends? I have good friends but don't see them much due to families, partners, mortgages, 1 has depression etc. I went to walking groups years ago which were good but most of the people have moved on.
I joined a social group last year and found it got very cliquey. There were events on in different areas so basically if you did not join the group at the start if you went to an event cliques had been formed so you were excluded and they made it clear. The cliques from most of the areas told the group admins that the group was no longer welcome so the events could not be hosted and new people could not make new friends.
I went to another group years ago on a walking holiday. A woman from the group in my dorm room kept having a go at me for keeping my supplements and protein powder in a bag in the room. It did not take much room up and I got a lift with a guy so could not leave it in his car as I would have to wait for him everytime. If was just the group at the hostel fair enough but it was public kitchen with no lockable cupboards.
A new group met last week and from the photos and comments they all sat talking only to the people on their tables which some said they were catching up with old friends so did not mingle. You could be stuck on a table with people you have nothing in common with. Most of the group members were 15-20 years old than me. Members made suggestions for future events and the group organiser always seems defensive in her replies.
I joined a group recently and today a woman posted how people asked her to put on an event and they didn't bother turning up or letting her know. The people got defensive saying people have anxiety disorders and said it did not matter if the host was not notified they can't come due to their anxiety.
I don't why but since covid people are so hostile as these social groups. I would love to meet people in their 30s and 40s who are respectful with shared interests.