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Not really the first place on my list to spend my 20's...
Roamin, Roamin, Roamin... whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy... whyyyyyyyyyyy do you do that every time a thread such as this one pops up?
...and what PDF and pierre said is by and large true.
There are huge metropolises and then there's everything else. If you're moving to the "everything else's" of the world, then you're gonna have to exert a little more energy. And most people don't meet their "friends" out on the scene of most cities regardless of size... they meet them in more intimate settings. So a city's scene isn't necessarily indicative of the frequency or amount of friends you attract.
Join a tennis league? Join a gym. It isn't a NYC or LA or Chicago, but there are plenty of young people around that you can meet. And if you like to fish, I imagine you'll have no trouble meeting someone online.
Roamin, Roamin, Roamin... whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy... whyyyyyyyyyyy do you do that every time a thread such as this one pops up?
Because it's true..
Why is it that whenever anyone makes a thread complaining about the exact things that I mentioned are they accused of being antisocial or directed to start attending church??
Why is it that whenever anyone makes a thread complaining about the exact things that I mentioned are they accused of being antisocial or directed to start attending church??
FWIW: I suggested neither, but strongly reject that this place is hard to meet people, or there is a lack of things to do.
It's not the place, it may be the person, or the strategy, but not the place.
I can't really think of anywhere in NC that would automatically pop out as "the place" if the only criteria you have is "easy to meet people"--don't you have other needs/wants, like job market, mountains or beach, etc? Moving to a new place is going to be pretty much the same based on two things--your age, and population. Obviously somewhere with more people will be easier to find someone you can get along with, and as far as age--well, they say that once you pass college age, it's never as easy to meet new people as it was then. You're still young, and if you just look for activities you like, you will find like-minded people wherever. But I would never move somewhere just based on what people say about that--if it really is your main criteria, you should go for a big city like Atlanta, DC, etc.
I am not sure why people think things are so much different from one similar sized city in the US to the next. I have lived in many places both single and married, and there is far more similarities than differences.
If you can make friends where you are, you will be fine. If you can't seem to make friends where you are, moving is unlikely to solve the root issue (whatever that may be).
In my opinion if you can't meet people in Raleigh you are likely to have the same issue no matter where you go.
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