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Old 05-13-2009, 05:19 PM
 
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So I moved from "Chi-town" and I love the area I live in but where in
THE WORLD are the "social functions"?!!!???!!!

So I dig...no clubs; no social events; I will stop the negativity

I am a professional (former stock broker...yadi...yadi...yadi..) and would like to find interesting friends whom are open for just having fun

By the way, my heart was broken, my ego shattered, and boy did I want all my PAC contributions from the "young chicago advisers" club. After I turned 35 I received a letter saying " we appreciate your contribution and participation for having belonged"...

I became to old-to continue my membership- I was debarred!

Share your favorite social spots for meeting friends (I mean..."friends")
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Old 05-14-2009, 12:48 PM
 
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So I moved from "Chi-town" and I love the area I live in but where in
THE WORLD are the "social functions"?!!!???!!!

So I dig...no clubs; no social events; I will stop the negativity

I am a professional (former stock broker...yadi...yadi...yadi..) and would like to find interesting friends whom are open for just having fun

By the way, my heart was broken, my ego shattered, and boy did I want all my PAC contributions from the "young chicago advisers" club. After I turned 35 I received a letter saying " we appreciate your contribution and participation for having belonged"...

I became to old-to continue my membership- I was debarred!

Share your favorite social spots for meeting friends (I mean..."friends")

What are your interests?

Edited for, making "friends" is a loose term. You still have to start out somewhere. If you like astronomy, there is a club and if I had the time, I would join it. It meets out by Lowell. There is an observatory there.

If you are into cooking, Amelia's in CP has cooking classes sometimes. There are "wine tastings". I think some are held at a place in St. John. For the life of me, I cannot remember the name of the place.

If you ride, then it shouldn't be that hard to hook up with those that do by hanging out at some of the bars where they socialize.

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Old 05-15-2009, 12:36 PM
 
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So I moved from "Chi-town" and I love the area I live in but where in
THE WORLD are the "social functions"?!!!???!!!
There's very little (if any) of what you're looking for here. Many people have been living in this area for a long time, so there's much less effort to make new friends than in urban and metro areas that attract people from all over the nation (and, in some cases, the world).
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Old 05-15-2009, 09:25 PM
 
Location: East Chicago, IN
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Basically, we're happy in our own little bubble.
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Old 05-16-2009, 09:55 AM
 
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I do agree there is no effort. But, after having a look-see, I am 100% ok with that. It sounds like this has more to do with "networking" then it does with actual "friends".
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Old 05-16-2009, 03:41 PM
 
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I do agree there is no effort. But, after having a look-see, I am 100% ok with that. It sounds like this has more to do with "networking" then it does with actual "friends".
There is very little here, both in the way of networking and social (i.e. meeting new friends). A lot of people who grew up in the area stay on as adults and there are relatively less people from outside the area (when you take Chicagoland as a whole) than many other Metro areas. It's not a great place for outsiders without much in the way of an already established network.
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Old 05-19-2009, 12:46 PM
 
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In short, the social networking opportunities for young single professionals in NW Indiana are in Chicago. It's more suburban or exurban out here and social things are generally aimed at families and revolve around the schools, churches, etc. Luckily you're probably only 30-60 minutes from the city, depending on where exactly you live.
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