My wife and I are 31, no kids yet. We moved from a major city back to our home state and are struggling to make friends here.
We keep an eye on meetup postings and Facebook events, stuff like that, no luck. We went to a local board game night and it was all elderly people. Nothing wrong with that but not exactly what we’re looking for.
Where we lived before we attended a church we liked and met people there, but churches in our area are a lot different/more political than we’re used to.
I guess eventually we’ll have kids and meet other parents, but how do we make friends now at this stage in our lives?
You can always get into tabletop wargaming! The crowd is, for better or worse, very different than your average board game meetup. Half the people you meet are complete lunatics, but the other half are some of the most interesting, passionate people you'll ever talk to. Just don't fall into the collecting trap. Cheap, 3D printed models and miniature-agnostic games are your friends.
Another option, of course, is to move. Too many people feel like where they're at is where they have to stay, but some places genuinely just suck. No job or house is worth your social life, and it's never too late to go somewhere more interesting.