I'm hoping I can get some opinions on meeting other people in the wild. I struggle with making new friends and I need to be better about being out there, which is part of the reason why I joined this group. My biggest fear is (cliché) getting hurt again. I've been honest about myself in the past and it has lost me a lot of really close friends, so I learned a lot of people pleasing skills growing up (like many of us do). Now, Indiana is not queer friendly at all. The closest place i have to go to is a small club in Bloomington (~1hr away) or make the 2ish hour drive to Indianapolis. I don't do well in clubs or packed rooms. I've tried joining classes and going to parks. I'm at a loss and feel like it's something I'm doing or not doing. Any ideas or suggestions? (Also thought it might be nice in case other people need some ideas too 🙂)