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Is it too late to develop a social life in your mid 20s if you never had one prior? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by jerebear39@slrpnk.net to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I never had a social life, either romantic or platonic, and I'm wondering if anyone else has gone from 0 social life to an active one past college. Like I wasted college just going to classes and I graduated already. Thoughts?

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[–] moakley@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I had a social life in college, but in my early 20s I moved across the country and had to start from scratch. So I knew how to be friends with people but not how to make friends.

Of course it's possible. You can make friends at any age. Just don't look to tv and movies to define what a "social life" is. It'll probably be more sparse and less stable than sitcoms would have you believe.

The best way to start is to take up a hobby that involves interacting with real people.