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gOrDoNhAsNtPlAyEdIn3 t1_ix5k2pu wrote

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How's your fitness? Do you have any friends in the area at all? Climbing is a super friendly environment. Dover has indoor ascent and Barrington has a very accessible ice climbing wall on the Stonehouse Pond loop.

My go-to suggestion for 20-somethings is climbing.

I'm 32 so I've aged out of it a little bit because it trends towards mid twenties / college age people but they're the nicest people you'll meet in the state.

And, to reiterate, beer/drinking is an enormous part of making friends as an adult in NH. Even if you're sober, bars are your friend.

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gOrDoNhAsNtPlAyEdIn3 t1_ix5n9r1 wrote

Naw, you'll be fine for the climbing stuff, obviously being aware of age gap stressors. Under ~25 it seems like age matters a lot, over 25ish is kinda whatever.

Bars alone can be weird. I've made several friends at bars but I'm very passive and kind of a long con kinda guy.

Show up repeatedly, become a familiar face. Talk to people, general chatting. I became casual friends with two bartenders over the last 3 years. It takes time and a certain level of savviness.

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