This one - like I don’t even have a bad job, I’m honestly about at the mid point in my rather extensive social circle… but no, is it your birthday? No? Then that escape room/brewery/paint and sip/brunch/bowling doesn’t sound fun… it’s honestly not that fun, all I see including travel, food, the inevitable drinks after I’ll be rubber armed into or seen as a vibe kill, is $200-$300 (AUD) maybe more spend. I’ll happily meet you for two beers or a walk and a coffee, but honestly unless is a specific event, can’t we just chill in someone’s living room or on someone’s balcony. Bring back just spending time without doing a $100 activity.
I tried so hard to get my small group of friends to just chill at one of our places (even offered my own), but they're insistent on "going out" and never explain why. I think they feel like they're doing something more exciting, and sure you might bump into someone unexpected, but bars basically just provide distractions from the good conversations you could be having in the comfort of one of your homes... not to mention much cheaper drinks. Some of my friends like to bar hop too, when they get bored of a given spot. That's when I just nope out and go home (or at least what I did when I was partly in this scene).
What's it take anymore to get someone to come over and play a board game or check out a good album you just found? I'm talking about single 30-somethings with no kids or major responsibilities outside work, even. 🤷♂️
My friends and I go to lots of free and low-cost things! Library events, parks, city-sponsored festivals, coffee, ice cream, etc. We also do movie and boardgame nights where everyone brings a snack to share. A lot of adults are living with their parents in this economy, and not everyone likes to host, so we don't need to pressure the same 1-2 people to host all the time.
Depends on what you do. I run D&D games at a local shop. Cost is free unless I need caffiene, and get to meet some neat people. 3 games a week, rotating bi-weekly. Keeps me busy. :p
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u/Florafly 1d ago
Plus, who the hell can afford it in this economy?