I'm 35, software engineer, introverted, and I work from home. Not the best combination to create a healthy social circle. The three places I visit regularly are: the gym, the coffeeshop, and the grocery store.
I've never had a very large social circle. Earlier this year I got out of a 3.5 year LTR (I lost frame) and I realize I have no face to face friends I can call up and get together with. The few local friends I had I let slip away over the years. Yes, I know this is my fault. Yes, I'm here for advice on how to fix this.
I chat with guys at the gym, we spot each other, we bullshit, etc but I'm never able to turn this into an actual friendship. It's completely contextual to the gym. 90%+ of the guys at the coffee shop are mincing soyboys and not worth the frustration that comes with talking to them.
So, where can a man in his mid-30s with his shit together (house, career, lifting, etc) meet likeminded men for legit friendships? Age doesn't matter, but mentality does.

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a_desert_creature 8y ago
Thank you. I've actually been considering joining a climbing gym to add to my workout routine. Guess it's time to stop hemming and hawing
Interests are: Jeeps & working on vehicles, electronics, reading, philosophy, physics, and I am about a week into learning French.
OracleofFl 8y ago
Try spinning---lots of babes do spinning.
a_desert_creature 8y ago
Notureif joke or serious. I laughed, nonetheless
OracleofFl 8y ago
Spinning---the exercise modality with exercise bikes in a big room! ;-)
RedPillStudy 8y ago
Hijacking on this post. What if you’re pretty decent at shooting the shit and making friends for the most part, but like this guy said most guys are either soyboys or pussy worshipping betas (yes guys in gym are mostly this)?
Would this community be interested in a thread or sub that helps us look for other red pillers in the area? I know most guys here like the anonymity, but obviously it can be of your own accord.
Also how cool would it be to find a potential bro/best bud as a TRP accountability partner. Would be good for guys like me who just moved to a new area or needs to replace his beta friends.
What you guys think?
Edit: Seems like people want this...how do we make it happen?
PhrikeNCX 8y ago
Sounds great!
trpfaust 8y ago
Also interested
a_desert_creature 8y ago
I'm down for that
RedPillStudy 8y ago
Yea. I think it would be awesome. I’m new and can’t even post yet so I have no say. But maybe a big wig here can
Edog3434 8y ago
Seems like a good idea. How would that exactly work though?
RedPillStudy 8y ago
Not sure honestly. Just make a new subreddit. Such as meet TRP or some shit. That would be my guess
HyperSensitiveSigma 8y ago
Good idea.
RedPillStudy 8y ago
Every once in awhile my brain works as intended lol
Chaddeus_Rex 8y ago
don't say this cucked ass shit. be cocky&funny and treat yourself like a king. I don't want to see any self depreciating humour from you anymore.
RedPillStudy 8y ago
Good point. Note taken. For real though? Making light hearted jokes and laughing at yourself is that bad?
Chaddeus_Rex 8y ago
If i heard that irl i'd laugh but then see you as weak unless you are massive and have smv through the roof
KirthWGersen 8y ago
I was in a very similar situation a year ago. Now my social life is too hectic, if anything. Try out MeetUp, Internations or whatever other groups are organised in your area. You are bound to find some activity you are interested in or even groups that just meet up to drink, flirt and have fun. I have found these great ways to meet men and women. Making friends is not actually that different to gaming women. Except it is easier to get numbers and rejection is less likely and less painful!
a_desert_creature 8y ago
Damn. Didn't even think about MeetUp. Do you find it's actually worth the effort and time investment?
KirthWGersen 8y ago
Depends who you meet! If you don't like it, you are under no obligation to go back. But even boring evenings are not wasted. You can gain practice and work out what you can do and say to make it more interesting for everyone. As a side benefit, that will make them more interested in you. Basically any social gathering is better than sitting at home on your own if you feel like being with people.
One group I signed up for was a philosophy discussion group. I chose it because I have no problem talking to people one-on-one or with public speaking. But I had a problem interacting with small groups. At first it was painful and embarrassing, but after a few goes, it seemed natural.
It is like approaching women: the first few times you feel shy and clumsy, but then you realise that nothing bad happens and it becomes second nature.
OracleofFl 8y ago
Think about groups that chicks will join. Book groups, language groups, dining groups, etc. Going to a blockchain group won't serve you well!
TalionTheWorstRanger 8y ago
This is some advice I could use also
abdada 8y ago
Throw big seasonal parties, invite everyone, mandate RSVP and people who don't RSVP don't come -- and people who do RSVP and don't show up don't get invited again.
My summer BBQ has been going on for over 22 years now and people I banned back in the 90s are still banned today -- and they regret it considering the shit I pull each year.
a_desert_creature 8y ago
Great idea! Where did you start? Inviting random people you meet while out?
abdada 8y ago
Yep I always invite random people I meet. Still do. Cute athletic gal at Whole Foods Saturday at 9am? Here's an invite. Hilarious guy I see juggling outside of the subway station? Here's an invite.
I don't do online invites but I let people RSVP via email if they're going to come.
a_desert_creature 8y ago
Solid. Are these physical invites you're handing out?
abdada 8y ago
Yep, I print up postcards basically -- they're super cheap and they let me control invites so they don't get out of control, lol. I considered making them RSVP postcards for people to write their shit down on and stamp and mail to me, but I don't have a set address as much anymore so I worry they might get lost in the mail.
I go out of my way to invite a LOT of people, but once the RSVPs are full, that's it. Better luck next time, I tell a lot of people who regret forgetting to RSVP on time, lol.
a_desert_creature 8y ago
So much respect. This is great.
Do you use your own house or rent a place out? Where did you start holding these? I'm rather uncomfortable letting strangers into my house, but renting a place involves a lot of monetary investment.
abdada 8y ago
Both of my primary homes are in villages with massive park infrastructure so I just use the free public park spots (they require a reservation and I believe $50 clean-up fee?). When I'm on my boat it's a different story but that's a unique circumstance.
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How can one get an invite? Figure out your daily route, time it perfectly and do some funny shit in front of you?
abdada 8y ago
Nah, I think it just happens naturally. If I'm at home, I go on my daily "walk of my kingdom" every morning like clockwork regardless of the weather -- meet new local business owners, see what other idiots are up at 5am heading to the diner, etc. But I also try to interact with my community regularly so people know me and I know them.
If I'm grocery shopping or at the farmer's market I'm definitely checking put what folks are buying and I have no issue asking them about it. If it's a fit gal or a fit guy it doesn't matter -- they're fit in a world of fat fucking lazy morons and I want to know their story and see if they want to meet other fit people who don't get wasted or smoke plebeian drugs, lol.
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Where do you live?
abdada 8y ago
I run mentorships in Chicago, SoFla and the Caribbean.
I live on my sailboat in the Caribbean about 4 months out of the year, then another 3-5 months each in Chicago and SoFla.
I do yellow pill FIRE cruises on my sailboat during the sailing season, but a lot of guys on those cruises came originally from TRP.
I've been on TRP style forums since 1987 -- 31 years and counting.
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You are living the dream. Do you fish anything on your sailboat?
abdada 8y ago
Yeah I retired at 41 so part of my lifestyle has to be funded by doing things myself, including fishing. I generally take it out to deep water (because of Ciguatera fears) to get mahi-mahi or other similar deep water fish.
If I catch a lot, I take it to an island and barter it out for fresh vegetables, pork, chicken, eggs, etc. If I don't catch a lot, I lose weight, lol.
The last low reward cruise I just finished (see some rare photos of mine at Malört.com (you need the umlaut ö to get there) were with 3 guys I met on a red pill forum who wanted to come on board and try the anti-vacation. They're already harassing me to come back next season, lol.
We all lost a lot of weight because the fishing was shitty. One of the gals with us lost 6 pounds in a week, haha. She was ecstatic actually.
I do keep emergency rations and protein on board for people who are hungry but I figure it's healthy to go hungry sometimes.
RedPillStudy 8y ago
You are the man
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Sounds absolutely amazing.
Popeman79 8y ago
I was thinking about writing a post about this. Here are a few ideas:
accept all invitations if they can help you meet new people, even by groups that are not cool: a boring person invites you somewhere with their friends? Maybe their friends are cool. Meetup and internations are nice starting points, it worked for me.
BUT, don't go out if your energy is low. It's better to not be there than to be dull or boring. Somedays you're not feeling it, my advice is stay home rather than burn your image
similarly, don't overstay. Stay a couple of hours and have great energy, so that when you leave you'll be missed and people will have a great memory of you. If you hang out with the crowd till 5am and you're drunk and sleepy this is what people will remember of you. Also this allows you to go out multiple times a week.
focus on establishing strong contacts with a few people: you can be fun and vibrant a talk to everyone at first, but after a while focus on talking to 2-3 people who you selected as interesting. Make friends out of them
I have an awesome social life. To give an example which reflects the points above: a tinder date that I liked as a friend but was not worth fucking invited me to a bar with other friends. A couple of guys were there and they sounded cool, so at some point I turned to them and said jokingly "well my date is over there but you guys sound way cooler haha" and we started to talk. It only worked because I was full of energy and with charisma and a positive vibe. I talked to them for about an hour while I was still with this good vibe, and when I felt I was getting a bit low and tired I bailed, not before exchanging numbers with the guys. So the memory they had of me was the best version of myself. Then one of them, Rob, invited me to other gatherings and through him I met other people, rince and repeat, always focusing on a couple of persons I found cool.
The point is, people will want to hang out with you if you provide them with value, and don't take value from them. To provide value you need to be fun and full of energy, and to not take value you need to not want to fuck them, and to genuinely find them interesting, not pretend just to make friends.
Hope it helps
Rian_Stone 8y ago
100% confirmed. searging worked in PUA, and it really works in networking generally. Once you internalize how bored people in life are, you start to realize how valuable human contact is to everyone.
the 100$ analogy is apt
sebass1223 8y ago
Is there a book on this?
Rian_Stone 8y ago
for sarging? Mystery method
for the rest? Carnagie's on the sidebar
94redstealth 8y ago
First thing you need is an interest. Then from there we can help.
letsbiohackslaves 8y ago
Join any clubs and organizations! Maybe tech clubs too, or any sports clubs, or maybe business clubs or whatever. Try seeing any classes around too, or your local uni.
HyperSensitiveSigma 8y ago
I was in a similar situation last year. Worked from home building software. Let most of my friendships hang. Relationship ended, Realized I didn't know too many people. Have built a social circle from scratch these past 9 months.
Facebook groups changed everything. There are dozens for my city, including 'language exchange' groups, where you teach each other a foreign language. Working from home, I built an app in one window, and arranged meetings with girls in the other. I went out 3-4 times a week... some of the friendships stuck. There's also meetup.com. You could also write a short email to your slipped friendships saying "Hey, sorry I let things slide. Im an introvert and work from home. Want to go out sometime?" and send it to all of them. Can't hurt.
I met other people arranging software and music meetups on my local Reddit.
I've made a few friends at pull up bars in local parks. I realized recently I spent most of the last 9 months with women, and I need to make a few more male friendships, as these last longer.
Skills trading work. An hour of software teaching for an hour of someone elses skill.
If these FB groups don't exist in your city, you could make them.
a_desert_creature 8y ago
Great ideas. Thanks! I'm looking for language groups now.
02537-41101 8y ago
Talk to more people — with curious intent. The world is a massive adventure waiting to be explored.
Don't be the kid sitting at home; watching the world go by through his window.
3d_truth 8y ago
I have an easy time increasing my social circle and I'm 30. I find it easy bcoz I live in Bangkok which is full of expats. All expats here are alot more open to creating new friendships bcoz life as an expat is more turbulent. So people are constantly eager to create new connections.
So try looking at expat communities in your city if they exist.
Another route is to look at the pick up community. I have met great guys who are down to go and practice some day game with a wing man.