I graduated from college in a small town about a year ago. I landed a good job in the same town as the college, so I still hang out with a lot of my college friends and they come to my house and spend time. A lot of people would consider me pretty popular for being a graduate. Lately, however, it feels like I’ve not been in contact with my friends as often and they have been entering other social circles and we’ve grown someone apart.
It’s hard to make new friends outside of the college here because my town doesn’t have a lot of people my age in it.
An easy solution that I have considered, one that will gain me new friends and renew my relationship with my older friends, is to jump back into the college social life and start making plans with people/attending social events/trying to meet new people at the college. But to me, this just feels weird, and makes me feel like people would consider me weird since I don’t attend classes there any longer, and I don’t want to feel like the person ‘who can’t let his college years go’ even through I graduated there last year.
But this seems like the only option, as our small town is rural, there aren’t a lot of people my age around, and there are no real community events or chances to meet people my age who aren’t affiliated with the college.
Should I go back into the college social life?
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I’m Not Sure Whether To Keep Trying Or Move On?
Posted on November 28, 2012.
Do not go back into college.
Instead, try to meet people like yourself, with jobs and own income. The way to do it is to find some leisure activity that you like that lets you meet new people – join a health club, volunteer for something (charity, political, environmental), find a church, go to concerts or bars/clubs with live music, etc.
You can also try this website: http://meetup.com – it has all sorts of activities.
Also, since you have a job, you should be able to afford a car, and gas to drive to a larger town.
Interesting. I live in a small college town too and I have seen college students in Churches and all over this town. They eat out in public……they go hunting and fishing…..they even go shopping……even the guys. Look in your local paper for events in town and attend some…..get out of your comfort zone.