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A lot of people who are in Meetup groups are socially awkward. I met very few "normal" people in these groups if you will. It seems most people on Meetup attend a ton of events and it was the same handful or weirdos all the time.
lol sorry you've had that experience, some of my closest friends are ones I've met through Meetup or other online groups. There are so many different Meetup groups here, I really think you should give some of the different interest groups a shot. Maybe stay away from the age-limiting ones and do interest based... for instance, there are various wine groups available. I would try to get out of the mentality that everyone else is weird and open yourself up to new experiences rather than blocking them out because you think they're "not normal."
A lot of people who are in Meetup groups are socially awkward. I met very few "normal" people in these groups if you will. It seems most people on Meetup attend a ton of events and it was the same handful or weirdos all the time.
I agree.
I tried it once as a way to check out events and maybe meet others with common interests or girls to date. It had a very strong "desperate loser/outcast" vibe. The entire time I was praying I wouldn't run into anyone I know and have to introduce them to these weirdos I was hanging out with.
One person from the group tried to pressure me into making future plans. When I said I would think about it he got angry and said I didn't sound very excited. I just met this goof and he wants to be best friends already? Lol.
I tried it once as a way to check out events and maybe meet others with common interests or girls to date. It had a very strong "desperate loser/outcast" vibe. The entire time I was praying I wouldn't run into anyone I know and have to introduce them to these weirdos I was hanging out with.
One person from the group tried to pressure me into making future plans. When I said I would think about it he got angry and said I didn't sound very excited. I just met this goof and he wants to be best friends already? Lol.
Never again.
lol wow, one experience is not representative of ALL the Meetup groups. I'm surprised you have this mentality since I've seen you really be an advocate for DCers in other threads. And you said you wanted to maybe meet others with common interests and then get freaked out when someone wants to be your friend??
lol wow, one experience is not representative of ALL the Meetup groups. I'm surprised you have this mentality since I've seen you really be an advocate for DCers in other threads. And you said you wanted to maybe meet others with common interests and then get freaked out when someone wants to be your friend??
There is no "mentality" here. I described a bad experience which was very similar to the experience RLCMA had. So I agreed with RLCMA.
I say "never again" because I value my time and I have other options. Per example.. think about all the different restaurants in DC. Let's say you try a new restaurant for the first time and its horrible. Then you talk to someone else and they say the same thing. Why would you go back? There are hundreds of other restaurants.
It boils down to time and options. I can meet people without using Meetup, so I do.
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