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All I do is work-out at the Y, work, and study. I can't think of a single activity that gets me out the door other than to swap books at the library. Not reall
by alnayyir 18y ago
All I do is work-out at the Y, work, and study.
I can't think of a single activity that gets me out the door other than to swap books at the library. Not really good venues for meeting people my age around here.
Everyone my age either has three kids or goes to OSU. OSU kids only go to OSU venues and bars.
(I have a serious aversion to bars. Bad experiences.)
Thanks for the advice though.
- noodle 18y agothats what i'm saying -- go do other things. make room for them on your calendar. if you're student aged and intend to be a student again, why not try and do student-ish things? can you join the OSU student gym instead of going to the Y? could you try and join some student organizations despite not being a student? are you interested in something in particular that you can go participate in (martial arts, soccer, a foreign language, whatever)?
- alnayyir 18y agoCan't join their gym. I used to do martial arts. No women when I sparred back then. At all. I'm horrible at sports even though I used to play them. Like, conspicuously so. Where do you meet people regarding a foreign language? O_O
- noodle 18y agocolleges have foreign language clubs and such. i also like the idea pius said -- move into an area with more students and get to know your neighbors. you're going to have at least some problems with a relationship until you get yourself a healthy, regular social life. i'm not saying that you don't, its a general statement.
- alnayyir 18y agoI have a social life, it's just very isolated. I don't know how to branch out much. I'll do my best.
- pius 18y agoEveryone my age either has three kids or goes to OSU. OSU kids only go to OSU venues and bars. While I don't know Columbus, I do know its type. My suggestion for you is to move to a more cosmopolitan city where you'll find plenty of single, interesting professionals and artistic types. In my opinion, it's worth the increased cost of living. If you aren't willing to do that, your next best option if you're college age is to take a class or join a group at OSU.
- mechanical_fish 18y agoOSU kids only go to OSU venues and bars. I seriously doubt this. Even if only 5% of OSU avoids bars like the plague, that's thousands and thousands of people. Get ye to the Short North and find some coffeehouses. I know for a fact that these exist. There are also other universities near Columbus than OSU, hard as it is to believe.
- alnayyir 18y agoI guess I'll just start reading at the coffeehouse. This has been suggested before and I have no idea how it leads to meeting people, but fair enough. I'll give it a serious run.
- noodle 18y agoby becoming a 'regular' at an establishment, the employees and other regulars become familiar with you. these can be good starting points for new friendships/relationships. whats the difference in this and you taking a martial arts (example used elsewhere) class together with a group of regular people? not too much. you just interact less in a coffeehouse.