Whether it's for friends or more, do you make it a point to meet new people? Do you put the effort into getting to know new people often, do you wait for them to approach you, or do you just stick with the people you already know? Where have you found are the best places for you to meet people?

I use to go out of my way and was excited to meet new people...now I just don't bother. I've found most are so full of hate and they don't even know why. I have no time for toxic relationships and hateful gossip...that is what I have found in most.

I enjoy my own company and the company of a few good friends.

Lately I haven't tried to get to know new people. It is just that I am busy with work. Sometimes exhausted from being around people all day, just want to relax and have some quiet time to myself.

Interesting. I've found the complete opposite. I often go out of my way to meet new people around here and have found most people are pretty friendly when given the chance. I have no desire to spend a ton of time alone, so I make it a point to spend time with friends fairly often.

Point to be noted mylord.

I meet so many new people every month through work that I now have to make sure I am presentable to go to walmart on the weekends because people recognized me.

Actually, its one of the best parts of my job and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love meeting new people.

Though not intentionally ( As I never try for) but if incidently gotta see new guys, I like to meet them.



Hmmm...that depends on the person,If I found him/her interesting then I dont hesitate to communicate with ( that too depends on his/her interest in me / communication ofcource)



Mostly yes....I dont start digging invain on my own. May be a word or two by me for starting,If the person is preffering to be quiet,I leave that immediately on the spot.


Well I always thinks of adding the contacts,but still unable to do so.
that May be due to my workholic & self centredness.

Someone may say sticky,but I respect & always try my best to maintain each & every relation
that I already have.


Workplace,Parties,Functions & ofcource Mingle

I think is better meeting new people,and see where they go from there....;) get to know them very well....

My life is so full of routine. I see the same people every day. Even when I take the trains to and from work, most Japanese barely talk to each other much less to a foreigner like me. Other wise I just drive myself. I meet lots of people on the nights when I go to hang out and drink, but I never really seem to click with anybody, so I've started doing that less and less. I just haven't found a really good way to meet people that doesn't involve alcohol. Nor one that does, for that matter.

Nope. I try to avoid the ones I already know, which is hard; I live in a small town.

Yeah...thats true to most extent.My experience too is quite similar about the japanese.I always felt that they are very workholic & introvert.They are very respectfull,honest,helpfull & sincere in nature but its very difficult to chat with them freely & friendly.May be just because of their above characteristics.

I know too many people already.
That I can't track.

lol leighAnna

I know what you mean. I recently located to a very small town from a city. I thought it would be wonderful with that "small town hospitality" myth.

since i have come here, because I dress differently, I dont wear sweatpants and tshirts but instead skirts and knee boots and the sort...i have been titled a witch, freak, satanist...etc.

So I have not really tried to meet people, why should I if I am going to be judged so harshly for not being a local.

thus i am on a dating site. I figure if someone is nice enough and friendly enough they will extend out a welcome to me, instead of me trying so hard just to be kicked in my face.

I am always polite though and ready to smile and say hello, but i just get hating darting eyes in return.

I suppose my point is just to be yourself and those who are worth befriending will gravitate towards you.

Hello kindred spirit!!!

Yeah small towns aren't too big on individuality. I'll be very glad when I can get a better job in another state.

That's why my cousin Istvan took the job of state executioner when it was offered to him. The crucial answer he gave on the job interview that won him the job in hard economic times was when he said "I like to meet a lot of new people".

I don't want to meet anyone. I don't find them full of hate, but I find myself full of hate and impatience and disgust with life and disappointment with the world and abhorrance with myself.

I get my face-to-face social needs satisfied, though, without having any friends or anyone in my life, really.

I do it in the supermarket, in the bank, in jail holding cells, in literary society book clubs.

I crack a joke in the grocery line up, and everyone laughs. That is a joy that has nothing to top it. Only half the people laugh, and the other half smirk? Okay, life is very good. They call security on me and I get banned from the mall? Bad.

I got banned from two malls so far in this new city for me. Two down, about seven or ten more to go. Once I have exhausted all venues where i can get a carton of milk, eggs, and a loaf of bread, I move to a different city.

I made a private bet with my spiritual advisor, whether I would get to the west coast first, or die first, as I go along.

And nobody tell me please, that smelly bums have no sense of humour. The cops in charge come in with an incredulous smile on their faces, when they see us in the cage, bending over with laughter, or hanging on to the bars, with a red face, gasping, and saying... stop... stop please... my sides are splitting.

These days, when the cops arrest me, they don't call for back-up... they are actually looking for me in the cruisers, coz it's a joy, honour and privilege for them to have me ride in the back in ankle-and-wrist irons, listening to my endless and funny jokes.

I think i am going to be up for the next, and newly created, governor's award of "funniest horse-thief, bank robber and insurance fraudster, and most humourous embezzling genius."

I don't do crimes against humanity often, and also, the only one time I wanted to assault a woman sexually, i could not, because she was shaking so much from the constant laughter I made her do, that it was impossible to accomplish the task. I still get a huge box of chocolate every year from her at christmas, for having helped her out of her decade-long depression.

The clincher, of course, when she went absolutely wild with laughter, and almost lost consciousness with joy, was when I took out my ... dingy, and she looked at it, and she burst out into a hysterical, sardonic laughter. "you... wanna hurt me... with THAT? Mwuhahaha mbwoohahahaahahahaha!!"

It took three police to restrain her when they finally came to arrest me.

You are part Irish and can cook.

That's awesome. One of the things I miss about work is actually meeting new people. I deal with people for the most part through email and over the phone at work and that's it.

Try finding some activities that you really enjoy doing and meet people that way?

I always like meeting new people. And I always make it a point I get to know those whom I seem to like best, don't mind being rejected for as long as I give it my shot. This doesn't stop me from knowing old friends more and spending time with them too. Anywhere is a good place to meet people but personally, the best place is in social gatherings such as a friend's cocktail party or an open guests party.

I am a paradox. I like to meet new people, yet I like to be left alone. Sometimes knowing too many people can wear on you, especially when a lot of them are around. You feel like you should say hi and chat a bit with everyone, but then you don't get to enjoy your time. On the other hand, when you go to a lot of places and only a few are there, that's what makes it worthwhile. There are other benefits too, but also other headaches. I won't bore you with the details.

Having worked in service industry for all but 3.5 years since I was 16 (now 39), I have met an awful lot of people. It's always embarrassing when you can't remember someone's name or they can't remember yours. Just working for my dad - only 2 people in the business - we dealt with over 1200 customers as electricians. In the restaurant business, I have probably met another 400 people (6 different restaurants). Working in a supermarket, I probably met another 80 people. And then there is elementary school, college, sports, trade school, dating, entertainment, family, traveling, etc. All told, I have probably met around 3000 people.

I don't travel much. I have lived in a small town all my life. I have a shy streak. For someone like me, that's a lot....especially given some of the people I have met - foreign dignitaries, presidential advisors, authors, Hollywood actors, national politicians, Secret Service agents, and even Tom Whidden - Dennis Connor's tactician during the America's Cup. If I ever get to stay at my friend Justin's condo for a while, I'll likely meet Kim Kardashian because she's his next door neighbor. (And yes, I've seen photos from a cellphone of them hanging out together.) I'm just an ordinary person who is slightly introverted. I've done nothing meaningful with my life. I've never been arrested. I've had only two traffic tickets in my entire life. So how is it that I get to meet all these people? I can see it happening to other people who have done more, but why me? I just don't get it.