Hey u/LCSW-Therapy445, Thanks. I am happy to hear my energy for this work is showing through. The work with womxn who are childfree or childless is so much more important than many think about because society expects womxn to procreate-even eventually.

Anyway--that's another soap box. To your question, it can be difficult to find like minded adult friends in general. There brilliant minds researching this topic alone and finding that one of the biggest keys to reducing loneliness and maintaining adult friends is the TIME you put into the friendship --not the time you've known someone. So in terms of childfree, when we find friends who don't have kids and aren't going to have kids then both people have more TIME (in theory) to spend with each other. This doesn't have be in person. It's the texts, the phone calls, the face times, etc.

So when you know this, it is easier to begin seeing social gatherings and opportunities to meet new people not from a place of "must make friends NOW, lol" but instead from a place of "who do I really have something in common with ?" "who do I want to spend more TIME with?" Often when we meet in social gatherings the discussion is focused "superficially" on work, partners, homes, kids, pets.

This is less true (not a rule more generalization) with childfree people as we are able and prioritizing things outside of that. When you seek out those who are looking for personal growth while engaging in life then you have a great person to start hanging out with.

There are also online communities including here on REDDIT just for the childfree and childless. If you're more shy like me these might be a good place to start. If you're more outgoing -- start a meetup in your area! There are more of us than you think!