Where is “here”?

Oh shoot! I thought I put it in there haha we moved to limerick.

If you're an introverted type, good luck. Girlfriend and I have the same exact issue, if you're not into the bar or party scene it's pretty tricky to make friends.

Yeah we both don’t mind going out in that way every once in a while but definitely not our fave scene. How old are you and your partner of you don’t mind me asking?

Just head down to the nightclub district in downtown Limerick. You should be all set.

Easy! Woodland valley disc golf! Give the sport a try and start going to doubles! Its one of best courses in the state and SO MANY PEOPLE your age play there every day/weekend. It's such an addicting sport and amazing community of people, even in the winter!

Fun times out at the Hollis/buxton bridge area over the Saco River in the summer. There are shitheads but I’ve met some good people out there

Coming from a wicked small town. I would say try and focus on events rather than bars and restaurants. If you look online or the local newspaper I'm sure you will find community activities to get you out and about with local people.

Book clubs! Trivia nights! It is hard when you are coupled and not trying to “party” and you don’t have a core group of folks to grab dinner or a flick with. Me and my wife have been slowly growing our close friend circle and it honestly takes work to make new connections. Good luck, be yourselves!

Bless you. I live in Limerick, there is nothing here but ancient family feuds. (The rural is why we moved to Limerick though, could do without the feuds that no one cares about)

Whenever I move to a new place I have had good luck meeting people at gyms or sports clubs, like rock climbing, mt. biking, etc.

You will also have a common interest which makes breaking the ice a bit easier.

I made it through my whole young life without getting into the bar scene, and I'm really glad for it. Bars aren't worth the trouble.

If you’re into tabletop gaming check out Crossroads Games in Standish. They have a lot of events at the store there!

Lol I'm always looking for a few decent people to hang out and shoot with. I have the land just need intelligent people who like to practice and have fun lol

My son is early 20s, and he and his partner were having similar issues. They had success participating in a local “coworking Wednesdays” group where people get together every week to work on crafting projects. My son shared with me that for making friends purposes it’s helpful to go to the same event every week. Maybe there’s something similar in your area?

If you like indie music, Sun Tiki Studios and The Apohadion in Portland are full of people in your age demographic. Both are safe and friendly places, and there’s a stupid amount of talent in this town.

Second this, Crossroads is awesome

We moved to Maine from AZ too (29f) and people seem super friendly but seem to have VERY established relationships/family already. I’ve been extremely introverted since COVID and I’ve been thinking about getting out and making an effort but it is daunting so I understand where you are coming from.

It's right in Limerick! My other suggestion is trivia nights at bars. You might need to venture more towards Portland/Westbrook/gorham for that though

You would think it would quiet down during the week nights

Yeah we love the rural but definitely need some buddies to talk to and hang with every once in a while.

Right? It’s definitely been hard. People already have their groups. Where from az are you if you don’t mind sharing

What are your interests? That would help to know as far as ideas for meeting people

Have you tried Meetup.com? give it a shot.

Disc golf. Big disc golf scene around here. Easy way to meet awesome people.

Angel Lane is limericks only proper nightclub. Highly recommend. Bit of a hike though...

It's cool to know people my age are moving IN to the state instead of leaving like a bunch of other friends have done! My wife and I live up in Chesterville so we aren't exactly local

What are you guys' interests? There's a pretty decent amount of stuff to do

I tried Gneiss brewing for the first time last weekend if you like craft beer it’s a cool little spot in town .

I spit my coffee laughing at “ancient family feuds!” That is a popular past time in Maine. My grandmother enjoyed her several feuds that lasted at least 50 years 😆

Lol, we moved here because we like the area, we like to live rural, and we generally like to be left alone but omg. The weird inter family histories and feuds and Facebook wars drive me up the wall and make it so I never want to talk to anyone in this town. You haven't lived until you've experienced the Christmas decoration debacle of March 2022. (Someone undecorated the town gazebo because the decorations were still up in March and then THREW THEM OUT!!! the horror!! Said townsperson was crucified on social media for doing what our town apparently could not for 3 months. I still dont think the poor townsperson is allowed back in the town facebook group)

I second any suggestions relating to disc golf, we have some awesome courses and leagues up here.

Ever been a volunteer firefighter before?

Start a bonfire and put a "free beer" sign on driveway.

Oh Gabe likes to go shooting! You should message me :)

We’re both into gaming, I like art and nature oriented things as well. We both grew up really city locked so we’re not used to too much of the nature oriented things but we’re both trying to get into better shape stamina wise to do more. We both love animals, horror, I’m really into gardening. Honestly we’re really up for anything. Gabe really wants to try lobster fishing and to get into hunting.

I added this under adventurous deers comment :) how old are you and your wife?

Oo that’s could be fun, thanks for the tip!

Unfortunately I’m heavily asmatic and we both are epileptic

Haha I might if our apt wasn’t connected to someone else’s property

Cool! I'm 24, my wife is 21. She is very much into art and nature as well :) I'm into gaming, music and cars among other things

I've lived in cities my entire life up until this past labor day weekend, when we moved to where we are now in the woods. I'm trying to do more outdoorsy things to get back into shape

We are both pretty strongly introverted so going out on the town etc isn't something we really do, so we don't know a ton of people around here either

Not that there's anything to do in Chesterville anyway lol

Haha I totally understand the feeling. We tend not to go out into town unless we need something lol. Feel free to send me a chat sometime!

Gneiss brewing

This is very true.

Someone in government deserves a raise for getting these young couples to uproot their lives and pay above asking for places in Chesterville and Limerick. I'm not too sure what there is to do there, I thought the isolation was part of the appeal. A lot of the new residents in my area are making connections by joining local government and boards of directors, although some locals find them overbearing, and this can be financially prohibitive as it is almost always required to make a large donation beforehand. It's always a good idea to connect with your community via outreach, be it volunteering at a soup kitchen or helping your elderly neighbors shovel snow.

Why would you move to Limerick of all places?

Lmao, it’s where I found my apt 💀

Haha I came out to spend time with my dad before he retires, also tired of the city life. I like being more isolated but not completely:)

Pretty much the same places you made friends in AZ. Except with snow. ⛄️

At least you can get some good food delivered out there in Chesterville! If you havnt tried it yet there's a locally owned delivery service called Downtown Delivery out of Farmington that offers 6 of the best local restaurants! WWW.DOWNTOWNDELIVERY.ME

I also highly suggest Disc Golf to you as well, Troll Valley is in Farmington (right next door) and they have an amazing course that's groomed all winter. Also, you have Titcomb mountain in Farmington, a local smaller skiing mountain! Farmington is a great little town to live next to!

Welcome! Glad you’re here!

Feel free to ask away if you want to know more about what there is to do in the greater Farmington area!

I had no idea we could get stuff delivered! The site only has a couple options for us at our address, but it's certainly better than none at all

Wellll, I may know the guy that owns it (and/or be him, lol). Calzolaio's is top tier Italian food with locally sourced foods and a full drink menu. Their pizzas and sandwich are also top tier. I highly suggest the Maine Maple Salad, it's a personal fave. DM / private message me and I'll stretch the range a bit on the others so you can give them a try! Our range shrinks a bit for winter but we're pretty flexible if we've got the availability

There's also a movie theater/ drive in theater in Farmington with some great food/drink places within walking distance. Highly recommend "the Dugout", the food is great and pizza is award winning. Uno Mas (Mexican food), a Thai restaurant, and the dugout are all within a couple blocks of the theater - makes for a great date night. Trivia at the dugout is a must!

Do you guys swing?

We don’t, no judgement for those who do though.

I don’t either but it’s fun to pretend.

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.

Moved here from AZ in June, Bangor area.

Right outside of Tucson- in the dirt desert. So, very different than here. I’m loving the green!

speaking of standish guffs has good food and pinball

This is good advice. In the small towns, news tends to get around on Facebook these days. Even if OPs are not fans, and that's understandable, it might be worth it to monitor the local group pages. Then just show up for things and talk to people. Keep it low key. Don't talk politics. Volunteer if something looks like a fun event.

Oh yeah, I know what you mean. It’s total shell shock but in the best way.

Feel free to shoot me a message some time!

Oh nice! Just a few months before us. Shoot me a message sometime:)

I only go to the Flask Lounge for dancing.

March must be the breaking point for people! The same grandmother I mentioned gave people until March to get their Christmas wreath off the door. We would be in the car and she would point out how “Marian” hasn’t bothered to take her wreath down yet. And it wasn’t unheard of for her to make anonymous calls to such people to give unwanted advice 😆

What kind of things do you like to do?

> lobster fishing

There's some baggage associated with this one. You can do some amateur lobstering without issue, but if you aren't plugged into the local scene it's easier than you might think to step on toes or otherwise piss people off. Lobstermen aren't... nice, to put it politely.

>hunting

A lot easier to get into if you have some firearms experience, but there are a lot of rules. Read them, follow them.

R/Maine is hard left and is not a great representation of most of rural Maine. Like others have said, keep your politics to yourself for a while, and play it lowkey. Observation and old school common courtesy go a long way with humans. Community events are pretty much everywhere and there are great people all over the place. And again I’ll echo what others have said; Disc Golf.