Comment on Americans: How the hell do you meet new people or get into relationships after college?

• disregardable@lemmy.zip ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  the stakes of moving will never be lower than in your early 20s. one of my regrets is definitely not taking more risks, because worst case scenario I literally would’ve just moved back home without any judgement. obviously that’s not everyone’s situation, but it is the average American in their early 20’s situation.

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  • aburrito@sh.itjust.works ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I don’t think it’s about the stakes and more the money that nobody has to move with

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    • disregardable@lemmy.zip ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      kids in their 20s can literally rent a room in a furnished house with a bunch of other 20 year olds. there are jobs in tourism that will give housing and let you experience amazing destinations that our grandparents would’ve had to save their whole lives to be able to see. like yes, it will require grit, compromise, hard work- but the rewards are so much better than sitting around your hometown thinking you have no way to get out. You do! You just have to be willing to try, willing to learn, and willing to fail.

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    • dazzlingclitgame@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Roommates are still a thing.

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      • aburrito@sh.itjust.works ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        How much do you think a room costs with roommates, and how much do you think your job in tourism is going to pay?

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• dazzlingclitgame@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Cities are better for dating. More people, more third places.

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  • greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Ya’ll have third places? That don’t charge by the minute?

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    • dazzlingclitgame@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      On any day of the week, there are meetups for board games, dancing, yoga, music, etc.

      There are sober “bars”. There are book clubs. There are regular bars and dance clubs. There’s a bunch of churches.

      There’s a lot to do and a lot of people to meet when you’re in a city.

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      • greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        that charge by the minute

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• WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  They should get a better job while they’re at it.

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  • dazzlingclitgame@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    There’s more job opportunities in cities, too.

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  • SayJess@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They should get a second job, if they really want it.

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• greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Its beautiful, isn’t it?

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