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For me, friends happened naturally for the first 15 years of my life. When I lost all mine as I became an adult, I didn't know how to gain new ones.

Most of my old friends I met through other friends. But if I have no friends, that can't happen. It's a catch-22 of sorts. It's so much harder to meet people when you're not getting invited to social events!

I considered going to bars, but had no interest in that. I considered changing jobs, but had no interest in that either.

Ultimately, the best solution I found was meetup.com. I joined a bunch of random clubs on the site and met a bunch of quirky people. After a few weeks, I realized I wasn't lonely anymore. It wasn't even about friendship in the end. It was just about spending more face-time.