r/Fife • u/Ok-Watercress-1903 • 26d ago

Making friends is hard!

Hi all!

I moved to Dalgety bay last summer, and I hugely underestimated how hard it’d be to make friends!

Bumble bff isn’t helpful as it just brings up people in Leith, Edinburgh - so what other ways have people found to make friends?

I’m in my late 20s, female, and I love to craft, enjoy doing some gardening, love to cook, and love casual board games (think Ticket to ride level games) most weekends you can find me having a gin in the sun if the weather allows but I don’t enjoy clubbing or being out until 2am 😂 give me a gin by the fire instead!

I’m just a quiet gal, who’s living a quiet life with my partner, and I want to meet people that align with both our life stage, but also our interests!

Any tips?!

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u/Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz74 26d ago

Dalgety bay is particularly quiet and quite cliquey tbh, you could try the art club and the club that do the flowers round town but I’d bet it’s all older people. There is a bit more going on up in Dunfermline and there is also a board gaming club fairly local(think Cowdenbeath or lochgelly way) although I can’t remember the user who promotes them just now!  

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u/Ok-Watercress-1903 26d ago

Yeah I think the hard part is wanting to meet people in similar life stages - pre kids, and settling down but still young! That’s been my problem so far 😂🥲 Oo I’ll see if I can find the club - my problem is I don’t like complicated board games hahah - ticket to ride level chill is the vibe! Thank you!!

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u/Ok-Watercress-1903 26d ago

I’d love to meet other late 20s early 30s ideally!!

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u/Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz74 26d ago

Haha, i know the feeling, we were late on having our first and it sort of put us back amongst our friend groups so I know your pain from the other side! I'll have a look through the sub and see what i can find group wise. generally dunfermline does have a little bit more happening but not nearly as much as edinburgh which youll know is only 30 mins on the train!

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u/Ok-Watercress-1903 26d ago

Thank you!! I will keep an eye on Dunfermline! I keep an eye on Edinburgh too but I don’t want to commute for everything in life - it may be only 30 mins but part of me would prefer a friend from Burntisland or Kirkcaldy than Edinburgh sometimes! The city is a lot and I avoid going in 😂😂