I’m thinking of doing this. I’m 40 and I find making new friends is harder than it used to be. Everybody is so busy with work and family that it seems like a terrible imposition to ask if someone wants to just hang out.
I’m looking for a specific kind of friend too. My hours available for socializing are odd (daytime, not night, weekdays not weekends) and I really want one-on-one friendships, not a circle of friends, so I don’t want to join groups or clubs. I actually belong to a few and while I enjoy them, separating my favorite people off from the main group is tricky.
So I’m curious if anyone has done this. Did it work? Did you make good friends? What was your experience?