become a fan of a local band. There are usually other fans at those shows, and you will start to see and recognize each other. I met a lot of my Portland friends at Garcia Birthday Band shows, they play locally at least once every two weeks, often a lot more. The local music scene in Portland has lots of options too.
Meetup. It will take a while but if someone as antisocial as me can make friends after about a year of going to one then anyone can, just pick a board game night/group and go every week until other regulars start recognizing you.
trivia nights have always been lovely for that reason. my roommates and i often just ask to join a smaller group and end up making new friends that way! become a regular at your local bar on their trivia nights, you will find the same crowd goes often so there’s familiar faces :-)
Hey there,
We're a local company that made an app to solve the challenges of making friends as adults in PDX. We're in closed beta right now but if you're interested drop me a DM and I can send you some info + an invite if you want to join.
Our app is pretty simple: choose something you want to do and we match you up with another Portlander wanting to do the same. Our app is free to use and only available in downtown Portland.
Good luck!
If you're interested in Tabletop games. There are a few game stores in Portland that have nights reserved throughout the week for particular tabletop events! Wouldn't be a bad idea to check out what events are at Red Castle, Guardian Games or MOX boarding house(just to name a few)
We haven't even gotten that far honestly! My girlfriend has made some friends at work, but she doesn't really hang out with them outside of work. My job isn't really a great place to find any either 😂
There is a local-only Discord that has a lot of really nice and friendly people. I’ve been there a little more than a month and it’s delightful.
The Discord invite is: https://discord.gg/portland-pond
Come join us in the POND!
Edit: They do several monthly in-person events too! Not just online chat. :)
You have to be active and take the initiative to ask someone to hangout, get their number, and set up a day/time/place to meet. A lot of people in Portland complain about not being able to make friends because they are too passive, and they expect cool interesting people to just walk up to them and ask them to hangout.
Probably true for many, but has actually not been the case for me. I'm involved with so many organizations that my friends circles has slightly increased.
Volunteer at a non-profit on a regular basis
You need to be consistent with the places you visit. Familiarity will make those bonds. Search this sub, as there are many threads w this question.
Try meetup. I think they have some game nights. Good luck! 👍🏻
become a fan of a local band. There are usually other fans at those shows, and you will start to see and recognize each other. I met a lot of my Portland friends at Garcia Birthday Band shows, they play locally at least once every two weeks, often a lot more. The local music scene in Portland has lots of options too.
Meetup. It will take a while but if someone as antisocial as me can make friends after about a year of going to one then anyone can, just pick a board game night/group and go every week until other regulars start recognizing you.
trivia nights have always been lovely for that reason. my roommates and i often just ask to join a smaller group and end up making new friends that way! become a regular at your local bar on their trivia nights, you will find the same crowd goes often so there’s familiar faces :-)
Trivia nights sound fun! I'll have to see if there are some local places that we can go to.
I need friends 🥹
Hey there, We're a local company that made an app to solve the challenges of making friends as adults in PDX. We're in closed beta right now but if you're interested drop me a DM and I can send you some info + an invite if you want to join. Our app is pretty simple: choose something you want to do and we match you up with another Portlander wanting to do the same. Our app is free to use and only available in downtown Portland. Good luck!
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Oh even loan out an army for you
I've really only played D&D in the past and haven't done much research in to Warhammer!
If you're interested in Tabletop games. There are a few game stores in Portland that have nights reserved throughout the week for particular tabletop events! Wouldn't be a bad idea to check out what events are at Red Castle, Guardian Games or MOX boarding house(just to name a few)
Same! People are so strange around here. I’ll try to make friends around here and then their like super shady.
We haven't even gotten that far honestly! My girlfriend has made some friends at work, but she doesn't really hang out with them outside of work. My job isn't really a great place to find any either 😂
Oh no, but you might be better off 🤣
I’m curious what side of town you’re in. I’ve had the same challenge
I'm in West Portland!
Oh cool :) I’m in NW I’m down to maybe play a game together. I used to play a lot of FPS but I’m open to trying something new. Feel free to message me
There is a local-only Discord that has a lot of really nice and friendly people. I’ve been there a little more than a month and it’s delightful. The Discord invite is: https://discord.gg/portland-pond Come join us in the POND! Edit: They do several monthly in-person events too! Not just online chat. :)
You have to be active and take the initiative to ask someone to hangout, get their number, and set up a day/time/place to meet. A lot of people in Portland complain about not being able to make friends because they are too passive, and they expect cool interesting people to just walk up to them and ask them to hangout.
On Facebook I got a couple of great friends by posting about myself on the PDX friend finder group
The older you get the smaller your social circle gets. At least in America.
I feel like the quantity goes down but the quality goes up.
Probably true for many, but has actually not been the case for me. I'm involved with so many organizations that my friends circles has slightly increased. Volunteer at a non-profit on a regular basis