I've been cooped up and dealing with excessive work and depression for a while. I'm on the mend, and doing better than I've been in a while, and I'm looking for ways to meet more people. I hear all kinds of great things about volunteering, and while it appeals to me, I haven't had very good luck with it. (More inside.) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 13, 2009 - 20 answers

What are some suggestions for coordinating a "dating game" or fun "speed dating" activity at an outdoor camping event this weekend? The general intent of the activity is to laugh, get people more familiar and comfortable with each other (platonically or romantically), and maybe even make some matches. Attendees will be grown women and men of assorted social persuasions. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 27, 2009 - 5 answers

I am a semester into college and extremely dissatisfied with my social life. Please help me set some tangible, reachable goals and create specific New Year (New Semester?) resolutions that will allow me to reach them. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 3, 2009 - 28 answers

Currently, I have few friends. I've always had problems making friends. I've had even bigger problems keeping them. I don't know where to start, or how to remedy. ....... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 23, 2008 - 14 answers

Do people with under-developed social skills know that their skills need work? If so, how? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 14, 2008 - 23 answers

How can I be less misanthropic and get people to like me more? I'd like to know strategies for becoming less annoyed with people and thus increasing my desire to interact with them more. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 24, 2007 - 17 answers

Male introverts, homebodies, and my nerdy brethren, how did you meet your female friends? Your female significant others? How can I? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 11, 2006 - 49 answers