Hi Reddit,

I’m 31F, and have been living in London for 6 years. I’m based in SW London with my boyfriend (10 mins journey from Wimbledon), but work in the City.

I have made quite a few good friends in London from uni, work and through mutual acquaintances in the past, however a few of them have left the UK. I now feel like it’s become much harder for me to make genuine friendships, perhaps as my confidence has not been the best lately and find it hard to initiate conversations with strangers!

I would especially like to meet new girlfriends, but I’m shy initially in group settings (although I’m not once you know me!).

I do have different hobbies (pole dancing, gym, Pilates), however I’ve found it tricky to convert this into meeting new people and making friends with them.

I enjoy café hopping, everything history and literature, sports and just exploring London or the countryside.

I know there are a few meet-up groups that look quite fun, have you tried any and have they worked for you? Or did you find yourself in my same situation and managed to make friends? Any advice would be most welcome!

Thanks

EDIT: other things I’m interested in is learning foreign languages (now improving my French and Spanish) , beauty, yoga, travels (who doesn’t), and videogames!