Online friend-finding destinations are filling the gap for young adults who want more platonic connections. That is, if they can get past the perceived embarrassment of asking for friends.
to socialize. Young adults find themselves rubbing shoulders with new people less often, they say, and striking up conversations with strangers feels weird.“looking for friends” is the most common introductory post on their 10,000-member Discord forum, but people tend to disappear after that. At the meetup, Michael was flitting between clusters of people in his slick cropped blazer and neon orange beanie, letting the social vibes take shape naturally, he said.
Faced with hundreds of potential friends, Hawks prioritized “banter” to decide who to meet up with — can this person recognize a joke and keep it rolling? In his first Bumble conversation with his now-best friend, the two traded bits about their landlords. By contrast, when a different user referenced the reality TV show “Dance Moms” in her profile, Hawks sent her a meme based on the show. She responded “ha-ha”: the dreaded single-word answer. Hawks knew the friendship was doomed, he said.
respondents the company surveyed said they’ve made friends online and 41 percent felt intimidated approaching people in person., Meetup said that “friendship” has been the most-searched term on the app since July 2021, while “Strategies for Ending Loneliness,” a seminar on friend-making, was one of the top-attended gatherings of 2022.People who used Bumble, Meetup and other apps to make friends say they were driven by necessity.
Hayley Leibson, who co-founded the networking app Lunchclub, said the differences between online dating and online friend-making can be frustrating for friend-seekers. Endless swiping, choice overload and judging people at a glance have become table stakes for internet romance, Leibson said, but she doesn’t think most people want to make friends that way.
wife after she mentioned she’d like to meet friends in their area. The two of them sat down together eager to swipe through potential pals, but something seemed off, Choo said: Almost every profile showed people looking for additional sex partners rather than friends.They laughed it off, he said, but they also may have been looking for an excuse to give it up.
Making adult friends requires work and vulnerability, which is a lot to ask from people who are lonely, different or tired, Walton said, blinking back tears while the last few attendees huddled nearby.
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