r/Renton • u/ugotboned • 9d ago

Question How to meetup with locals to make friends?

Just moved into the area and wondering what is the best application to use for meeting up or hanging out

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u/Dilllyp0p 9d ago

There's a few card shops in Renton they have regular card games. We do magic Mondays at my building. (Magic the gathering) Jps bar room has killer chicken wings dollar a wing on Tuesday I think... Best I've had in the area since leaving the Midwest. I don't like the other bars they have the hoppy beer vibe and attract a douchy crowd. I'm sure the weather will go ape shit in the next few weeks; paddle boarding is fun. Got mine for a couple hundred few years ago.

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u/Cold_JT 9d ago

In my case was bars I game a lot but that wouldn't do it anymore, still love gaming thought but I have met a lot of cool friends so far

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u/Deadna 9d ago

Meetup is pretty good for finding groups with similar interests. If you like raves and that scene Radiate is a good app for meeting people. Nudge is also useful, altho sometimes the recommended events are sometimes expensive. There’s a ton of community events coming up in Renton to get involved in. Group Therapy is a nice dive bar in Renton, but anything in the downtown is good too. You’re gonna not see about 70% of the new people you try and meet after the first encounter, and the other 30% is a mix of people you will see once a month and the other half will potentially become once a week friends. After that it’s just consistency until you’re hanging out as often as you want. GLHF

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u/pangolin_of_fortune 9d ago

What kind of things do you like to do? Hanging out in friendly coffee shops like The Rose, volunteering for causes I care about, taking classes thru Parks and Rec, joining FB (ew) groups, and making friends with my kid's friends' parents has been successful for me.

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u/SanDiegoAirport 9d ago

I gave up. 

I am 40 years old .

That is like middle age boomer nonsense.

I do not have enough money to buy any of the fun mid-life crisis stuff enjoyed by GTA fans in the 1980's.

Not even a chain saw . 

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u/RevolutionOk5115 9d ago

I hear you SDPort. I too am a young dinosaur and find it hard to get friend zoned on purpose. I think I’m pretty cool and others even tell me I am , but friend-finding is still wack.

Not sure I solved anything for you OP aside from, keep trying. Libraries, volunteering, library…the usual things to try. I plan to wear a shirt that says “I’m new here “ that should spark some conversation. Feel free to steal my ideas and become my friend 🤭

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u/SanDiegoAirport 9d ago

I have spent most of my life searching for jobs in libraries and volunteering for politicians while living off of food stamps. It is not fun . 

I get very angry when beggars approach me instead of matching the effort I put in . Begging is a turn off. Somehow, these are the only people who match with me on dating sites and social networks . 

I had a job for the first time in decades (As a essential worker ) before Trump crashed the economy again . I am furious but nobody cares enough to do anything about it. They confuse me with the lazy beggars I am also trying to avoid.

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u/KikiDaisy 9d ago

Apps can be good to find activities but hard for finding human interaction directly. What activities are you interested in?

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u/ugotboned 4d ago

I do love beer, gaming, collecting pokemon playing Yu-Gi-Oh, fitness 😁 and traveling of course.

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u/adrianp07 9d ago

you can try sports activities like Underdog. Pickleball is pretty popular in the area too. Assuming you moved here for work, try finding people at work with common interests or volunteering.

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u/New_Escape_6574 9d ago

Church

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u/One_City4138 9d ago

There was talk of a secular meet up on this board, too, for us heathens.

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u/SanDiegoAirport 9d ago

I am not driving 20 miles north to visit a unitarian building that has no parking.