I've been out of work for 3 years (by choice). I haven't found this way to fill my void outside of work better. I'm not sure jumping in the deep end and assumin

I've been out of work for 3 years (by choice). I haven't found this way to fill my void outside of work better. I'm not sure jumping in the deep end and assuming people will find a way is the right path for everyone. I've done a lot of open source in that time but, at least for me that's not enough. I don't have an SO and so effectively I have zero companionship. Work often filled that void, especially with lots of overtime on teams. My closest friends are all x-coworkers. The last job though, for whatever reason, provided none of that, co-workers never became friends outside of work, one of the reasons I left. I'm not retired though (don't have funds for that) so eventually I'll get a job again. In the meantime there's all the obvious solutions like volunteering, going to meetups, organizing meetups, etc. For various reasons I haven't pursued those yet