How Do I Meet Like-minded People?

Repeat the experience by attending more events from the same group. Get to know your Meetup community and friendship will follow. Join a dedicated group of people who want to make new friendships.

Most adults are relying on a channel that thins out the moment they change jobs or retire. Specific to blogging, I looked out to the personal development blogosphere and contacted quite a few personal development bloggers to network with them. Quite a few of them responded, and from there I followed up duly and built on our relationships. It created the opening to contact each other if we ever needed any perspective or support. Specific to coaching, I joined a coaching skills workshop to learn more about coaching, while using it as an opportunity to meet fellow life coaches in the field.

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Finding like-minded people is only half the journey. Turning those connections into genuine friendships requires intention and effort. Struggling to find people who share your niche interests? This guide covers proven strategies for connecting with like-minded individuals online and locally. New Jersey-based writer Brianna Stryker wanted to meet friends in her hometown. If you don’t feel this connection, that’s no big issue.

The first thing I did was to think about the kind of people I wanted to meet. One, I wanted to meet more people who are driven about their growth – regardless of what they do. There’s nothing like sharing an interest to help spark a friendship. There are thousands of groups dedicated to socializing and making friends on Meetup, with events happening every day. Spark friendships anywhere with virtual events.

Plus, you have to mingle witch is usually super stiff. It’s awkward to start keeping in touch after one interaction unless you REALLY hit it off. To have the chance to get to know people, you need to meet them on a regular basis (at least weekly, in my experience).

It’s the third or fourth time you’ve talked to the same person about the same niche thing, and you both notice neither of you is performing anymore. That takes repetition, and generic social settings don’t offer much of it. You meet someone at a party, exchange numbers, and never see them again, because nothing was built to bring you back together. New Jersey-based writer and college student Brianna Stryker wanted to meet friends in her hometown. Learn how she used Meetup to make connections by joining a Girls Night Out Meetup group. Browse interest-based communities and connect with people who share your passions.

Read this to learn three action steps to do just that. On Bubblic you choose your interests and get connected by voice with real people around the world who chose the same ones. There is no profile to perform, and the first conversation already has its topic. People use Meetup to meet new people, learn new things, find support, get out of their comfort zones, and pursue their passions, together.

For example (this is a crazy story) I made small talk with a cashier at Trader Joe’s last week (a grocery store) and it turns out we have loads of things in common. We’re both interested in technology, futurology, biohacking, and AI. This weekend, we’re going to meet up with some of my friends who are also interested in those things. The truth is that you can find like-minded literally everywhere as long as you make it a habit to get to know people on a more personal level, using the methods in step 1. I always disliked small talk because it seemed to have no purpose.

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Somewhere out there is a person who would happily talk for an hour about the thing your coworkers politely tolerate. Pick the interest that matters most to you and go start that conversation. Having niche interests doesn’t condemn you to social isolation. It means your community might be more dispersed, might require more effort to find, and might exist partly online. SocialSelf works together with psychologists and doctors to provide actionable, well-researched and accurate information that helps readers improve their social lives.

Coworkers will happily talk about weekend plans, and family talks about family. Meanwhile the thing you could talk about for hours, the niche game you play or the craft you practice at midnight, gets met with polite nods. You are missing the person who lights up at the same things you do. When I was younger, I was interested in exercise and weightlifting so I spent a lot of time on a weight training forum. I made several online friends there, and some, I met in real life.

For example, there was one guy in my high-school that I never talked to. When we finally started talking and figured out that we liked each other, we became best friends. My problem was that I, first of all, didn’t like small talk, and if I tried making it, I wasn’t able to transition into more interesting conversation.

Finding like-minded people rarely comes down to meeting more people. It comes down to getting specific enough, and showing up consistently enough, that the right ones can actually recognize you. Say the true, slightly nerdy thing you’d normally edit out, because that’s usually the detail someone else has been waiting to hear. If you want a real, no-pressure place to practice being heard while you build the rest, these rare conversations are worth a look. Is it normal to feel like you have no like-minded people at all? 8% of U.S. adults report having no close friends, per Pew Research Center (2023), and many more have people around them who don’t feel like a real match.

In a world that often feels more connected digitally than ever before, it can still be surprisingly challenging to find genuine connections with people who truly “get” you. We all crave relationships where we feel understood, supported, and inspired—connections that align with our values, interests, and passions. This is what it means to find your “tribe”—a community of like-minded people who share your outlook on life, encourage your growth, and celebrate who you are. In this blog post, we’ll explore why finding your tribe matters Fanfills and offer practical steps to help you connect with people who share your passions and values. Over time, the talk drifts to the day you had, the job, the family, the life around the hobby, and that drift is the friendship forming. The interest opened the door to a personal layer, and the personal layer is what people bond over.

A like-minded person is someone you keep circling back to a specific topic with, unprompted, because neither of you is bored yet. Next, think about where such people will hang out. Meet-up groups (such as Meetup.com) is a great way to get started. For example, I didn’t have any vegetarian friends at all when I adopted a vegetarian diet in 2008.

• There is no profile to perform, and the first conversation already has its topic.
• Here’s a detailed guide on how to create a group and market on Facebook.
• Differences can add richness to your relationships, provide new perspectives, and help you grow.
• At the Meetup event, start conversations with people you meet.

That means that you can say no to when it really doesn’t work for you, but you still say yes to the majority of invites. When I lived in a small city, it was harder to find like-minded than here in NYC. Here our review of the best apps and websites for making friends. Now that I understood that small talk is the bridge to getting to know people and figure out of they’re like-minded, I enjoy small talk so much more. I mentioned this shortly in step 1 but decided to make this into a step of its own as it’s so important.

The people who do find friends online usually pick one narrow space, a forum, a small group chat, a hobby server, and show up regularly enough to become a recognizable presence. Showing up once a week in the same small group beats posting in ten different ones a single time each. It’s a reason to be specific and consistent instead of passive. Like-minded people gather wherever a shared, specific interest forces repeated contact, not wherever the most people happen to be. A general “meet new people” mixer rarely works as well as a woodworking class, a running group, or a book club built around one genre you actually read. There are many ways to start meeting like-minded people.

It’s about signaling that we’re friendly and open to conversation. ”, what you’re really saying is “I’m friendly and up for talking with you”. To get to know someone, you need to meet up several times and have many in-depth conversations, as I talked about in the previous step. There, you have the chance to meet people again and again, and you have a good shot at getting to know them. Follow and interact with influencers, thought leaders, or content creators who align with your values.

Like-mindedness usually reveals itself through what someone gets excited about without being asked, not through how agreeable they are. Real, verified people — no bots, nothing weird. Find someone worth talking to and start whenever you’re ready.

I didn’t do that very often before I consciously started practicing conversation skills. Again, I have some links in step 1 of this guide for that. When you connect with people who share your interests and values, you feel a deeper sense of belonging and acceptance. Your tribe provides a safe space where you can express yourself freely, knowing that others will understand and support you. This emotional support is essential for mental well-being, helping to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation.