>>33853577
idk, I'm in a similar situation after moving to a town of ~200k where I know nobody and all my coworkers are in their 30s.
Tried meetup, those people are really weird
Been doing pickup soccer, takes a few games to really befriend anyone since everyone else already knows each other and you're a rando, but I've got a few acquaintances now
It's the social catch-22: can't make new friends because you're not out socializing, can't go out socializing because no one is inviting you out and you don't have a friend to 2 man some bars/clubs
I guess you can go alone to bars but I feel like I don't have the charisma to go alone and barge in on groups of people without it being weird.
The only thing keeping me sane is going on dates with this girl I randomly ran into multiple times at the store and visiting my friends in other states.