Women Meetup for Frienship and Fun

By D.G. Prince Copyright ©2006 - 2007 Sure Woman.com

J ust moved into an area? Have an unusual interest and need to find similiar-minded people? Want to meet new friends? The internet is not only for finding vast amounts of information, it is also where women are finding friends and joining little commmunities of like-minded men and women who gather offline every so often to socialize.

For many women, these groups are a break from inside the home, a demanding job or just a chance to go out and have conversations and a bit of fun. While safety is always first priority, meeting in public places in numbers seems to make people feel more at ease with these gatherings. Women everywhere are joining online groups and are meeting in groups at events such as wine wine tasting, hiking, dancing, ghost tracking, dinner, book club - you name it, you can find a group with the same interests as you.

Once such group is Meetup.com, an online meeting place that increases the chance of finding a group or friend close to where you live because meetup.com is so widespread with groups in most cities and even small towns around the world. Calling itself "the World's largest community of local Meetups, clubs and groups," this particular website actually facilitates in person meetings in groups for planned offline activities that can take place in a bar, coffee shop, the local bowling alley or community center.

Meetup.com's Seattle 20's and 30's Girlfriend's Gatherings Groups states "Our mission is to bring together women in their 20's and 30's to form long lasting friendships, networks, to expand your social circle and to HAVE FUN as women. When I first began looking at Meetup, this is the kind of group I was hoping to find. The Seattle 20's and 30's Girlfriend's Gatherings group was the first to begin a women's social community for those under 40. The group is dedicated to finding time outside of work and home to have fun and make new friendships."

Most of the online groups typically are like this one, but of course there are groups for people with broad interests that range from shopping to literature. It's a new lease on forming friendships for a lot of women who find it hard to meet people either because they are shy, busy, or they just don't have the skills to effectively strike up a conversation in person. This way they can communicate through online message boards and then decide if they want to attend any of the many gatherings that are held.

Meetup.com goes a step further and emails members an invite to events that match their interests. And if you start a group or club, they also help you to organize and fine-tune the details of your meetup. Members of a group vote on the location of the next meet up. Other online groups that you can join to meet people include Friendster.com, whose concept is meeting people through mutual friends or new friends from other Friendsters.

As humans we crave connections and the internet is making it easier than ever to meet these needs. It has opened up a world that otherwise wouldn't exist for people everywhere. But if you're not interested in online friendships, you too can form your own group or meet friends either by joining the local community center, church, or putting an ad in your local paper or bulletin board - the old-fashioned way.

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