Comment by Nate Lundgren on July 6, 2012 at 11:02pm

If you are shy, there are ways to help you overcome this, but if you are anti-social, why do you want new friends? hahaha just joking :) I know what you mean. The key to many social problems is just initiative or just being bold/awkward until you figure out how things work and you gain some experience and confidence. So the bottom line is that you have to DO something or the status quo will not change. I wish you the best and people are usually less scary than you may imagine them to be. Good luck and just enjoy your life no matter what choice you make about making new friends or not :) Take care.

Comment by Cristynfaye on July 6, 2012 at 11:08pm

I've had great luck with meetup.com.  I've found atheist/agnostic/skeptic groups, and also some groups just for ladies- a book club and a dining group.  You can also look into getting involved in something you enjoy such as a sport, or dancing or a gaming group or something.  If you live in a city or metropolitan area it's a bit easier to find groups, but even in smaller towns now there seem to be more community events.

Comment by Michael on July 7, 2012 at 8:28am

Thanks a lot. I was in the leadership of a church and almost all of my friends were devout christians. Since I became an atheist I have been completely without a  group of friends. I know it sounds pitiful but they kind of kicked me to the curb when I became open about the way I think. Anyway, thanks for the ideas.

Comment by Georgie Kiely on July 8, 2012 at 9:28am

Meetup.com is a great site and it was the key to me connecting with other nonbelievers when I finally became an atheist.  I was so lonely in my belief at first.  Now I have a couple of atheist friends and plan to make more in the near future.

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