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- From: stef@Apple.COM (Stef Jones)
- Newsgroups: soc.singles
- Subject: Re: Are you a Young Transplant?
- Message-ID: <74341@apple.apple.COM>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 14:46:36 GMT
- References: <1992Nov15.210121.18247@bnlux1.bnl.gov>
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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- schroede@bnlux1.bnl.gov (gary l. schroeder) writes:
-
- >how many of you
- >reading this are recent college grads that have accepted that High
- >Paying Job that you went to school for in the first place that is
- >located somewhere other than where you were either (a)raised,
- >(b)schooled, or (c)would like to be? Have you become involved with
- >someone that you met since you moved to said location?
-
- I spent my first four years after school living somewhere that I didn't
- really feel was my home. Although I managed to develop a social network
- there, I was pretty much unremittantly single the whole time. After
- I moved somewhere where I felt at home, my love life and my social life in
- general improved dramatically.
-
- The point of this is, unless you really love your job, don't stay somewhere
- you don't like, any longer than necessary. It can affect you in subtle ways.
- For example, I'm convinced that if you don't like where you live, it can be
- harder to get involved with someone because you may subconsciously have one
- foot already out the door, and may be trying to avoid the possibility of
- being tied down to that place.
-
- >How did you
- >meet, seeing as how you were in a new area where you had no friends?
-
- The first place I lived, I met most of my friends at work, and through them
- eventually met other people. I also met some folks by following up on a
- a flyer I saw in a bookstore seeking people for an activity I was curious about.
-
- When I first moved to the Bay Area, I made most of my friends by
- taking classes and workshops that interested me and following up on
- contacts made there. I also made friends by getting to know a couple
- of folks who were 'social hubs,' who had lots of people around them all
- the time and who liked helping their friends get to know each other.
-
- One of these folks also introduced me to the net, which I've found is a
- great way to make friends...although if you're not in an area where lots of
- folks have net access it's probably not the same.
-
- The abstract is: engage your curiosity and follow up on things that
- interest you or that you like. If you don't have a lot of friends to keep
- you busy, then maybe it's a good opportunity for you to take some workshops
- or explore some activities that you've never had time for. That will
- probably lead to additional contacts if you make an effort. For example, if
- it's a music class, you can get folks together outside of class for
- practice sessions. Also, talk to people whereever you can, and follow up
- on their suggestions for activities.
-
- --
- Stef I may look calm, but beneath this cool exterior
- stef@apple.com is a churning iceberg ready to explode.
- --Mixed metaphor hall of fame
-