What are some good free social events or activities for making friends that don't require you to already have friends? Stuff that you can go to alone without people thinking you're weird.
Church
>Grow up at church since at least 2008>Help out church community best I can>Once knew cute autistic girl who would go there with her family >Tried to get to know her. Became friends with her brothers.>Social skills are that of an 18-19 year old autistic myself but try my best to woo her.>Hang out with them in true simp style. Playing the good soldier.>Eventually just tells me outright she isn't interested.>No idea what to do or say so I just take it. >Post covid she and her family move away. Never hear from them again.> I think one of her brothers still plays games though because I keep seeing their steam account blip up every now and then.>Still work at the church for absolutely no reason.>Still feel dead inside.Go to church to get saved or hear the sermon, but understand that any "community" after that only wants men for the purpose of labor. They don't want (you) they want a guy to help out with x. They have no intention of reciprocating that behavior either
>>34456650Archery
>>34456650Why concern yourself with looking weird? Others finding you weird (in a bad way) is a good filter for you to use. You can immediately eliminate them as your potential "friends" and move onto the next bunch.As for free social events or activities where you can make friends easier as a lone person. Depends what you mean by make friends. What's a friend to you? Because you are free to talk to anybody out there, and engage in a back and forth, but who will actually stick? And what's the glue that makes you both stick? Who the hell knows, it depends on what you actually want friends for.
>>34456650clubs (in the sense of shared-interest groups)clubs (in the sense of dance places)classessports teamsvolunteer workchurch
>>34456650Join hobbies already full of weirdos like board games
>>34456925I am sorry for your situation but you should focus on your faith instead. May another opportunity will rise in the future.
>>34456650rape olympics