What is there for intellectual social entertainment out there?
My girlfriend and I are the bohemian, artsy-bookworm types, and we had great times at college, but now that we’re in the real world far from school and home, we’re really feeling alone and the few people we’ve met do the typical sorts of things that we just have no liking for… playing pool, going to bars, sports, etc.
How can we meet people more like us? I mean, there’s the whole concept of the “intellectual coffeehouse” but yeah, you’re not gonna go into a Starbucks and chat it up with some stranger. Well, we wouldn’t anyways… but when I go to the Barnes and Noble coffeeshop and look up at the wall art that shows all these great authors sitting around smoking pipes and discussing the world, I feel like that’s where I want to be.
Are there social events or places out there that would suit people like us? Are there websites that are ACTUALLY for making friends, and not just dating and sex?
PS- we live in western CT, within reach of NYC.
It sounds like you are bored. If I were bored I would go to a Chamber of Commerce meeting, or Kiwanis meeting, most of the people that attend have higher education and are doing things to better their community.
You could join a coed baseball team. Or become YMCA coaches for kids.
There are a few ideas.
The last time I went to a bar was when the power went out. I don’t remember meeting anyone I would want to have over for dinner, but maybe I was a the wrong bar. Next time the power goes out for a long time I will try a differnet one.
Bar Chatter at Kellys Sports Bar
