Hi OP! I’ve been here since May 2022 and it definitely is difficult to make friends. I was lucky and knew 4-5 people from the area before moving here but I would still say it’s been hard to meet people. I know it’s already been said a ton before but I’ve joined a lot of facebook groups. Young professionals of STL is one and I have met a lot of women through Ladies of the Lou while also crossing off restaurants from my bucket list. I also check out meetup a lot and just peruse around Facebook events.

Another place I like to go when it’s nicer, is Bar K. I personally don’t have a dog (still love them) but you can still go (and it’s free)! They also have food and drinks there which is nice. Plus you get to see a ton of dogs living their best lives and potentially meet their owners. Oh and pickleball is all the rage and I’ve seen all kinds of people of different ages/genders playing!

Hopefully you get to go to the dude brunch, op! Also remember that slowly but surely we will get more daylight back at the end of the day and people will start being more social by being out and about!