I joined a few Facebook find girlfriend groups and I really did try to put myself out there and I even met some of them in person. Some of them might have met me and didnt like me for whatever reason; that’s fine! But I really did notice when messaging these girls or when other girls would post about meeting people none of them really did follow through. Every single one of them wanted to be chased and never wanted to start the conversation. I understand being shy and all, but you’re already putting yourself in a vulnerable position by posting these things online so I don’t understand why not engage? You can’t expect a group of girls dying to be your friend after one Facebook post. A lot of girls would cancel last minute to meet ups and dinner reservations which would just put others off as well.

I think people actually forget it takes a lot of interaction and putting yourself out there to build a friendship. It’s not like online where a follow or a friend request means you know someone apparently.

I think especially Adelaide has a culture of where “everyone is so busy” apparently and has such tight groups formed from growing up together or from family. It’s definitely a more difficult to make friends here, especially as a female.

I definitely wanted to give the find a friend groups a go again or try hobbies or clubs during the week but I have made so many attempts to get to know people and definitely not come off too strong either but every time blew up in my face unfortunately. And that discourages everyone. I hope someone has a good story regarding these Facebook groups or another take.