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Is it too late to develop a social life in your mid 20s if you never had one prior? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) by jerebear39@slrpnk.net to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I never had a social life, either romantic or platonic, and I'm wondering if anyone else has gone from 0 social life to an active one past college. Like I wasted college just going to classes and I graduated already. Thoughts?

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[–] lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 hours ago

It's totally possible to build a new network of great friends at literally any point in your life! I have moved multiple times over the years to entirely different regions where I knew zero people and I have always eventually found new friends. (I'm also autistic and introverted, so if I can do it, most people probably can.)

Sometimes it might take a while to find the activities you like, and thus the people who share your interests, but they're out there! If nothing else, it helps to start going on a regular basis to a local bar that hosts live music and just nurse a drink (even a soda if you're sober) and hang out, you'll start sussing out the social fabric in the area pretty quick.

Good luck, you can do it!