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A few shy/introverted friends of mine like to go to board game playing events. One nice thing about these kinds of events is that there's a lot of structured in
by blatherard 12y ago
A few shy/introverted friends of mine like to go to board game playing events. One nice thing about these kinds of events is that there's a lot of structured interaction through the games, and there's an obvious thing to talk about. In my experience, this takes a lot of conversational pressure off and you can be yourself a bit more. And go easy on yourself! Try to enjoy the company of other people without pressuring yourself to "make friends", whatever that means exactly.
Looking on meetup, here's a couple over your way (I'm in NYC, so I can't vouch for these)
http://www.meetup.com/silicon-valley-tabletop-games/ http://www.meetup.com/silicon-valley-tabletop-games/
http://www.meetup.com/Peninsula-Board-Games-and-Drinks-20s-and-30s/ http://www.meetup.com/Peninsula-Board-Games-and-Drinks-20s-a...
- pessimizer 12y agoI was about to post the same thing. It's a form of structured interaction that's not at work. In a meeting at work you know what your role is, so when everybody looks to you, you know what to do. Board games are the same way - there's no pressure towards non-purposeful talk, but non-purposeful talk is welcomed. You could be quiet the entire time, and everybody would enjoy your company and invite you back. OP: If you were in Chicago, I'd invite you by. There are a few particularly difficult games that I own that I need a few particularly lonely people to spend the time with me to figure out. Meetup is a great place to start.