Starting Casual Men’s Social Group (20s-30s) - 26M

Hey everyone, I’m testing the waters on an idea and wanted to see if there would be any interest. As a guy who’s just finished up grad school recently and had a lot of friends move away and relationships change, I’ve noticed it can be hard to meet like-minded guys and build new friendships as an adult, especially when so much social life revolves around bars, dating, networking, and just being online in general.

So I was thinking about starting a small, casual men’s social club for guys in their 20s and early 30s who want to get out more, meet new people, and build real-life friendships.

The idea would be social first: casual activities like wiffle ball/kickball at a park, walks, hikes, bowling, food after, or whatever the group is into. But I was also thinking of having some kind of brief “real conversation” element. But not like therapy, not a formal support group or anything, and nothing forced, just a chance for people to talk a little more honestly about what we’re working on, the kind of week we’re having, or maybe what we’re trying to improve.

Also to be clear, this is not meant to be a therapy session, networking group, political debate group, or any kind of like redpill/men’s rights/manosphere type space. The goal is just to create a chill, respectful group of guys who want to make new friends, do fun stuff in real life, and hopefully build a community people can actually depend on.

I’m based near Whittier, the LA-OC border, but I’m open to driving a bit depending on interest. For a first meetup, I was thinking we could meet at a public park during the day, introduce ourselves, hang out a little, and play casual wiffle ball, softball, or kickball. La Mirada Community Regional Park is one possibility since it has baseball/softball fields, but I’m open to other locations too.

Ideally I’d love to get around 12–18 people for the first meetup. If there’s enough interest, I’ll probably make a short interest form and/or group chat just to coordinate details and keep the first group organized.

At the end of the day, the goal is just to have fun, get off our phones/social media for a bit, meet decent people, and build genuine real-life connections.

If you’d be interested, feel free to comment or DM me. Also open to suggestions on location, format, activities, or anything that would make this feel more natural.

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u/korwyn69 — 6 days ago

26M - SE L.A. - Starting Casual Men’s Social Group (20s-30s)

Hey everyone, I’m testing the waters on an idea and wanted to see if there would be any interest. As a guy who’s just finished up grad school recently and had a lot of friends move away and relationships change, I’ve noticed it can be hard to meet like-minded guys and build new friendships as an adult, especially when so much social life revolves around bars, dating, networking, and just being online in general.

So I was thinking about starting a small, casual men’s social club for guys in their 20s and early 30s who want to get out more, meet new people, and build real-life friendships.

The idea would be social first: casual activities like wiffle ball/kickball at a park, walks, hikes, bowling, food after, or whatever the group is into. But I was also thinking of having some kind of brief “real conversation” element. But not like therapy, not a formal support group or anything, and nothing forced, just a chance for people to talk a little more honestly about what we’re working on, the kind of week we’re having, or maybe what we’re trying to improve.

Also to be clear, this is not meant to be a therapy session, networking group, political debate group, or any kind of like redpill/men’s rights/manosphere type space. The goal is just to create a chill, respectful group of guys who want to make new friends, do fun stuff in real life, and hopefully build a community people can actually depend on.

I’m based near Whittier, the LA-OC border, but I’m open to driving a bit depending on interest. For a first meetup, I was thinking we could meet at a public park during the day, introduce ourselves, hang out a little, and play casual wiffle ball, softball, or kickball. La Mirada Community Regional Park is one possibility since it has baseball/softball fields, but I’m open to other locations too.

Ideally I’d love to get around 12–18 people for the first meetup. If there’s enough interest, I’ll probably make a short interest form and/or group chat just to coordinate details and keep the first group organized.

At the end of the day, the goal is just to have fun, get off our phones/social media for a bit, meet decent people, and build genuine real-life connections.

If you’d be interested, feel free to comment or DM me. Also open to suggestions on location, format, activities, or anything that would make this feel more natural.

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u/korwyn69 — 6 days ago