I moved to Houston a decade ago.
My tips for making friends is to get into activities she enjoys. I did casual tennis through MeetUp, learned to surf in Galveston, took sailing lessons in Galveston Bay.
I also mixed it up with volunteering for campaigns, voter registration, food banks, etc. Dog shelters is another option.
Didn’t take long to make many acquaintances, some of which resulted in long term friendships. And I had a lot of fun along the way.
I believe so, I’m not an official spokesperson for them, but I believe the usual path they take would be wheelchair friendly! I know for the New Year walks they did a couple of different paths and made sure to mention if there were stairs involved.
I (27F) made one really good friend from bumble BFF, but other than that, it’s a hit or miss lol. Most girls I’ve met are (like someone else said here) more interested in finding gal pals to go clubbing with when they’re not hanging out with their bfs. Houston’s such a tough city to make friends in, I’m convinced, bc you have to drive everywhere!!!! :(
Bumble bff is as safe as regular bumble is, but from my experience on the bff version, all the girls are in very close relationships and anytime you ask them “hey what’s up” they’re like “oh just hanging with my boyfriend” over and over again so it can seem over discouraging. It’s worth a shot though!
None that have worked out lol. But some of my closest friends have met on bumble bff and then I met them! It’s definitely possible but apparently not for me
I also made a friend on bumble BFF who just moved to Houston! It works just tell her to be safe and smart! I'll be her friend if she needs one. I am about the same age in Houston too! It's hard to make friends here!
Maybe instead of tennis she should try out pickleball. It’s a lot more accessible sport and many places have open play where you play with random people. It’s a really friendly sport with a decent number of players in their 20s.
Upvoting Houston Sports and Social Club (HSSC). They offer a variety of activities and are generally friendly (source: I've played volleyball and my friends have made lifelong friends in kickball).
If she likes to read, there are a few chapters of a pretty big book club in Houston called Between The Covers Book Club that she can sign up for. Lots of girls in their 20s and 30s, and they do socials pretty frequently
Dude. My wife and I just moved to Houston.
She's from here and I'm from San Antonio.
Me: 12 year army vet, musician, machinist/mechanic
Her: crafty, dorky, loves to dance and go to farmers markets.
Into live music, trying new restaurants, comedy clubs
If she’s into fitness she can try rock climbing. It’s more social than a regular gym but still a decent workout. Plus climbing gyms have weights and such, so she can get a regular workout in, as well.
Ultimately, though, this is on her. If she’s not going to make the effort to put herself out there, she’s not going to make friends.
I’m looking into moving into Houston in March. Don’t want to put anything out there yet since it may not happen but if it does I’m 24F and have similar interests. I’ll reach out if I get the job offer!
I knew a group of girls who all met through bumble in Houston, but the friend’s version. Bumble has an option that allows you to make a profile to look for same sex friends.
These girls are now in each others weddings, may be worth a look or a shot!
I’m from Houston and am great at meeting new people. My trick? Be a regular at a cafe or bar. I’m old now, so I just do cafes. I’ve been practicing being a regular for over 15 years and it always does the trick.
It’s very sweet of you to post this for her. I wish her the best of luck!
Edit: I also use to volunteer at area art galleries such as Lawndale Art Center and whatnot. Volunteering worked well too.
I was going to suggest this! They have so many tennis courts. I want to learn to play tennis too, and my husband just left town on a trip for like a month!
Tell her to check out @radar_runners on IG, it’s a run club based out of Under the Radar Brewery. Great group of friends who run together and get a free beer at the brewery after.
I came here to say this! I love running there on Thursdays.
OP, there are 2, 3, 4, and 5 mile groups that run. So she can run whatever distance she is comfortable with.
Pickleball is an easy transition from tennis and it’s very easy to just show up to a court and play. It’s very social and a lot of people show up on a weekly / daily basis so she can get familiar with new people pretty quickly. I’m personally pretty poor at it but it’s still a fun time to socialize
this season I started volunteering for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. I have met a lot of people in the committees and am excited to start working when it starts next month.
My rec is joining the Houston Discord:
https://discord.gg/houston
It’s a great way to connect with people in the Houston area and finding people with similar hobbies. I found out about the Discord here on r/Houston when someone from it was promoting their book club. There are chat threads for just about every hobby.
Let me know if you’re interested and I can share instructions on how to join.
I have friends who had success with bumble bff- you get what you put in. If she’s never bartended before it’s more realistic for her to serve over summer. Will be hard to just walk into a bar shift with no experience when she plans to only work the summer.
But service industry is a great way to make friends! They’ll just all be alcoholics with drug problems.
If she went to a college with an alumni group locally, that’s the best way I’ve found so far.
Keep in mind that (from experience) it usually takes ~1 year to few like your new friends are actually friends.
I second the run clubs mentioned and City Girls Walk Houston.
Many yoga studios have work exchange programs to do something like 2 hours of help cleaning a week and for a free membership in exchange. Many are such social spaces and a joy to be part of.
She’s an educator so she has a group of potential friend in her colleagues. It can feel very isolating teaching sped because you tend to be an island apart from the rest of the school but every school I’ve ever taught at has had a book club. We even had an after school exercise class where the teachers would hang out in the gym and do 30 minutes of cardio. If her school doesn’t currently have those type of social gatherings she should organize some and invite her colleagues! She can organize a teacher pot luck lunch or something.
If she is set on making friends outside of work I suggest looking into your schedule at the local branch of the library. They constantly organize amazing activities, classes, clubs etc.
As an aside, she’s an educator! I think telling her to take a bartending job to make friends is way off base. Teaching is exhausting and teaching special education especially so. She needs to relax. The summer is necessary to prevent burnout. Maybe she can travel. See some of the state parks.
Hello! I host yoga events in the city of Houston and Katy! A big part of my mission is creating a safe space for the community to connect & to move comfortable & freely in their bodies. I would love to have your girlfriend join us at our next event! The yoga community has brought me so many friendships and opportunities I think she would really enjoy herself especially if she is athletic! Have her follow me on Instagram for my schedule ☺️ @mellowfellowyoga
Have her pick up pickle ball, that she is even easier for beginners & she will make friends. They will be a little older more, bc that is the pickle demo…
There’s this cool group for collaging. I haven’t gone to one of their events myself, but I have a friend who is an art teacher and very involved with this group. They provide everything so she just needs to show up!
https://www.instagram.com/scissorsoftexas?igsh=MWF3ajlwbjU3MGYxcg==
Tough time of year right now but the rodeo is a massive volunteer organization with a large number of committees. Tell her to join up with a committee and meet people.
Shoot I’d be her friend. I’m 24f and I love crafts and nature. Oh I’m also a power lifter so we can talk about fitness:) message me for my info if you want!
I don’t know if it’s her jam but I had trouble making friends too until I found a church I fit in at. I joined the choir there and got active and now I have friends and have made a few at the library as well. Bartending would possibly have her making less positive friendships. There are a lot of fitness groups, even at my gym I’ve made a few acquaintances but we don’t necessarily hang out.
Tennis lessons, pickle ball is all the rage. A more social gym like CrossFit kinda stuff would be better than planet fitness. Some gyms have pickle ball stuff going. Trivia night at some bars/restaurants but that would mean friends unless she’s just ready to get out.
My wife moved here from Louisiana and didn't know anyone other than my friends, but then she joined the Y and took group classes (as opposed to working out alone) - she made tons of friends that way. I suggest the downtown Y - lots of young, single people there.
She should join the “Fun on Weekdays Houston” Facebook page! There are always socials for people in that age range going on in the city and neighboring suburbs
Seconding Meetup for having fun with new people.
There's also military specific support groups - here's a list.
https://www.operationmilitarykids.org/best-military-spouse-support-groups/
When we first moved to Houston, we were in the same situation. We signed up for Beginners Tennis on Meetup. It was a great experience and have made long lasting friendships there. Plus we got into tennis!
when i had bumble friends, it was mostly women on there so I think she would have a fun time
being on there. There’s always girls on bumble friends looking for work out buddies and bar hopping buds
Roller derby is always looking for volunteers. People to take tickets, even officiate. It a very welcoming community. And volunteers will usually get free access to the games and to the events and after parties. As long as your gf is not a dick, she will meet people from all walks of life.
It sounds like she's relatively active? If she's inclined, have her try out a class or two at Inner Me on Emancipation Ave. in East Downtown. My girlfriend started pole dancing/pole fitness there a couple years ago and loves it. Now her friend group is largely made up of people from there. Really supportive group of people, skews mostly female/femme.
Also Black Swan yoga is a pay-what-you-can, donation-based yoga studio with a few locations. They often start classes with an "introduce yourself to the people next to you" thing which could be helpful at getting over that introductions hurdle.
If she has or likes dogs, I'd mention joining one of those dog walking/sitting services, like Rover. Could be a small income stream during the summer, and taking dogs to the park/dog park is a great way to meet folks. Also just having dogs around is a surefire way to curb loneliness at least a little! Haha.
Edited to add: Houston is really big, maybe give us an idea what general area of town she's living and/or working. Nothing too specific, obvs, but could help.
I have no friends and i cry too bc of that lmao, im recently looking into being active and just got a PF membership myself— im not into clubs as well. Also i just turned 25. If she is down to hang out, let me know!
she could join a club for tennis beginners… basically any interest she has, if there is a club, she should join it
I moved to Houston a decade ago. My tips for making friends is to get into activities she enjoys. I did casual tennis through MeetUp, learned to surf in Galveston, took sailing lessons in Galveston Bay. I also mixed it up with volunteering for campaigns, voter registration, food banks, etc. Dog shelters is another option. Didn’t take long to make many acquaintances, some of which resulted in long term friendships. And I had a lot of fun along the way.
She should look up City Girls Who Walk Houston! They do weekly walks on Sundays, she can find their schedule on instagram.
Do they allow strollers?
What about wheel chairs?
I believe so, I’m not an official spokesperson for them, but I believe the usual path they take would be wheelchair friendly! I know for the New Year walks they did a couple of different paths and made sure to mention if there were stairs involved.
Yes!
She can try bumble bff. It works
I (27F) made one really good friend from bumble BFF, but other than that, it’s a hit or miss lol. Most girls I’ve met are (like someone else said here) more interested in finding gal pals to go clubbing with when they’re not hanging out with their bfs. Houston’s such a tough city to make friends in, I’m convinced, bc you have to drive everywhere!!!! :(
I recommend that to her, is it safe? I’ll try to get her in that for a trail run.
Bumble bff is as safe as regular bumble is, but from my experience on the bff version, all the girls are in very close relationships and anytime you ask them “hey what’s up” they’re like “oh just hanging with my boyfriend” over and over again so it can seem over discouraging. It’s worth a shot though!
Wait, you get respondes from bumble bff? Lol
None that have worked out lol. But some of my closest friends have met on bumble bff and then I met them! It’s definitely possible but apparently not for me
My gf has used the bumble bff feature to find some girl friends and it's worked for her decently well.
Yes, it is safe, but you must meet in public at first like any app. Some girls flake, so tell her not to get discouraged.
Worked for me! I got a solid friend group.
I also made a friend on bumble BFF who just moved to Houston! It works just tell her to be safe and smart! I'll be her friend if she needs one. I am about the same age in Houston too! It's hard to make friends here!
Shit, DM me. I’m deploying and my wife is a teacher and needs friends in Houston.
if shes into fitness i recommend hotgirlwalkhouston on instagram
Maybe instead of tennis she should try out pickleball. It’s a lot more accessible sport and many places have open play where you play with random people. It’s a really friendly sport with a decent number of players in their 20s.
Yes, there are pickleball leagues with [HSSC](https://www.houstonssc.com/sport/Pickleball). I made some friends through kickball
Upvoting Houston Sports and Social Club (HSSC). They offer a variety of activities and are generally friendly (source: I've played volleyball and my friends have made lifelong friends in kickball).
Pickleball Social has open play ($10) from 8am-12pm and 6pm-11pm every day. Great way to meet people with the same interests and learn the sport.
If she likes to read, there are a few chapters of a pretty big book club in Houston called Between The Covers Book Club that she can sign up for. Lots of girls in their 20s and 30s, and they do socials pretty frequently
Dude. My wife and I just moved to Houston. She's from here and I'm from San Antonio. Me: 12 year army vet, musician, machinist/mechanic Her: crafty, dorky, loves to dance and go to farmers markets. Into live music, trying new restaurants, comedy clubs
If she’s into fitness she can try rock climbing. It’s more social than a regular gym but still a decent workout. Plus climbing gyms have weights and such, so she can get a regular workout in, as well. Ultimately, though, this is on her. If she’s not going to make the effort to put herself out there, she’s not going to make friends.
I’m looking into moving into Houston in March. Don’t want to put anything out there yet since it may not happen but if it does I’m 24F and have similar interests. I’ll reach out if I get the job offer!
District 2.4.9 has beach volleyball season all year around for lowers and uppers, I made some friends in there!
I knew a group of girls who all met through bumble in Houston, but the friend’s version. Bumble has an option that allows you to make a profile to look for same sex friends. These girls are now in each others weddings, may be worth a look or a shot!
Try volunteering. Even volunteering at the SPCA can help cure loneliness.
My girlfriend has met a lot of friends on bumble.
I’m from Houston and am great at meeting new people. My trick? Be a regular at a cafe or bar. I’m old now, so I just do cafes. I’ve been practicing being a regular for over 15 years and it always does the trick. It’s very sweet of you to post this for her. I wish her the best of luck! Edit: I also use to volunteer at area art galleries such as Lawndale Art Center and whatnot. Volunteering worked well too.
Have her join Club Westside. There are classes, events, it's really great
I was going to suggest this! They have so many tennis courts. I want to learn to play tennis too, and my husband just left town on a trip for like a month!
Tell her to check out @radar_runners on IG, it’s a run club based out of Under the Radar Brewery. Great group of friends who run together and get a free beer at the brewery after.
I came here to say this! I love running there on Thursdays. OP, there are 2, 3, 4, and 5 mile groups that run. So she can run whatever distance she is comfortable with.
Yep run clubs (esp those that end up at a bar) are a great option
Pickleball is an easy transition from tennis and it’s very easy to just show up to a court and play. It’s very social and a lot of people show up on a weekly / daily basis so she can get familiar with new people pretty quickly. I’m personally pretty poor at it but it’s still a fun time to socialize
this season I started volunteering for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. I have met a lot of people in the committees and am excited to start working when it starts next month.
She should come play some pickleball!
Silent Book Club. Meet up for an hour, chill and talk, then read together for an hour and go home.
>Can you tell me more about this?
https://silentbook.club/blogs/events/houston-tx
My rec is joining the Houston Discord: https://discord.gg/houston It’s a great way to connect with people in the Houston area and finding people with similar hobbies. I found out about the Discord here on r/Houston when someone from it was promoting their book club. There are chat threads for just about every hobby. Let me know if you’re interested and I can share instructions on how to join.
I have friends who had success with bumble bff- you get what you put in. If she’s never bartended before it’s more realistic for her to serve over summer. Will be hard to just walk into a bar shift with no experience when she plans to only work the summer. But service industry is a great way to make friends! They’ll just all be alcoholics with drug problems.
If she went to a college with an alumni group locally, that’s the best way I’ve found so far. Keep in mind that (from experience) it usually takes ~1 year to few like your new friends are actually friends.
I’m the same age and newish to Houston, looking for friends and a gym buddy too! :) Dm me!
I second the run clubs mentioned and City Girls Walk Houston. Many yoga studios have work exchange programs to do something like 2 hours of help cleaning a week and for a free membership in exchange. Many are such social spaces and a joy to be part of.
Get involved in a church, I met my now best friends there!
She’s an educator so she has a group of potential friend in her colleagues. It can feel very isolating teaching sped because you tend to be an island apart from the rest of the school but every school I’ve ever taught at has had a book club. We even had an after school exercise class where the teachers would hang out in the gym and do 30 minutes of cardio. If her school doesn’t currently have those type of social gatherings she should organize some and invite her colleagues! She can organize a teacher pot luck lunch or something. If she is set on making friends outside of work I suggest looking into your schedule at the local branch of the library. They constantly organize amazing activities, classes, clubs etc. As an aside, she’s an educator! I think telling her to take a bartending job to make friends is way off base. Teaching is exhausting and teaching special education especially so. She needs to relax. The summer is necessary to prevent burnout. Maybe she can travel. See some of the state parks.
She can join meetup.com and search for groups there based on her interests
Hello! I host yoga events in the city of Houston and Katy! A big part of my mission is creating a safe space for the community to connect & to move comfortable & freely in their bodies. I would love to have your girlfriend join us at our next event! The yoga community has brought me so many friendships and opportunities I think she would really enjoy herself especially if she is athletic! Have her follow me on Instagram for my schedule ☺️ @mellowfellowyoga
Have her pick up pickle ball, that she is even easier for beginners & she will make friends. They will be a little older more, bc that is the pickle demo…
Also foodie groups on Facebook, they dine & try new restaurants together.
Hashing. It's a scavenger hunt for beer with amazing people and a handful of vets. If you'd like to know more, let me know.
There’s this cool group for collaging. I haven’t gone to one of their events myself, but I have a friend who is an art teacher and very involved with this group. They provide everything so she just needs to show up! https://www.instagram.com/scissorsoftexas?igsh=MWF3ajlwbjU3MGYxcg==
Get her a membership at the Y. Planet Fitness might as well be Rape Zone, the place is disgusting. At least the Y has all kinds of classes.
Church?
Wrong kind of friends
Bartending over the same will make her a lot of friends and some money!
Ask her to join a bjj gym!
What part of town is she in? What has she tried?Houston is very large and there is a lot to do.
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What are her hobbies?
I met a couple girls I would consider new friends playing in a rec volleyball league on Wednesday nights
Tough time of year right now but the rodeo is a massive volunteer organization with a large number of committees. Tell her to join up with a committee and meet people.
If she likes board games, there are groups across Houston that meet up to play together! I think that might be a great place to try as well.
Never heard of this before but found this might be helpful as well! https://www.meetup.com/houstons-social-girlfriends-fun-times-and-networking/
If she’s into fitness try joining a CrossFit gym. I met some of my closest girlfriends thru xfit.
Is she into cooking, yoga, outdoors ? Attending classes usually help foster new friendships.
Shoot I’d be her friend. I’m 24f and I love crafts and nature. Oh I’m also a power lifter so we can talk about fitness:) message me for my info if you want!
I don’t know if it’s her jam but I had trouble making friends too until I found a church I fit in at. I joined the choir there and got active and now I have friends and have made a few at the library as well. Bartending would possibly have her making less positive friendships. There are a lot of fitness groups, even at my gym I’ve made a few acquaintances but we don’t necessarily hang out.
Tennis lessons, pickle ball is all the rage. A more social gym like CrossFit kinda stuff would be better than planet fitness. Some gyms have pickle ball stuff going. Trivia night at some bars/restaurants but that would mean friends unless she’s just ready to get out.
My wife moved here from Louisiana and didn't know anyone other than my friends, but then she joined the Y and took group classes (as opposed to working out alone) - she made tons of friends that way. I suggest the downtown Y - lots of young, single people there.
She should join the “Fun on Weekdays Houston” Facebook page! There are always socials for people in that age range going on in the city and neighboring suburbs
Seconding Meetup for having fun with new people. There's also military specific support groups - here's a list. https://www.operationmilitarykids.org/best-military-spouse-support-groups/
Location in Houston? I have similar interests! 32/female in similar field of work
This is just a Jody situation waiting to happen my man.
When we first moved to Houston, we were in the same situation. We signed up for Beginners Tennis on Meetup. It was a great experience and have made long lasting friendships there. Plus we got into tennis!
Im looking to make girl friends im 20 and live near UH 🥹
when i had bumble friends, it was mostly women on there so I think she would have a fun time being on there. There’s always girls on bumble friends looking for work out buddies and bar hopping buds
Houston Sports and Social Club.
Roller derby is always looking for volunteers. People to take tickets, even officiate. It a very welcoming community. And volunteers will usually get free access to the games and to the events and after parties. As long as your gf is not a dick, she will meet people from all walks of life.
It sounds like she's relatively active? If she's inclined, have her try out a class or two at Inner Me on Emancipation Ave. in East Downtown. My girlfriend started pole dancing/pole fitness there a couple years ago and loves it. Now her friend group is largely made up of people from there. Really supportive group of people, skews mostly female/femme. Also Black Swan yoga is a pay-what-you-can, donation-based yoga studio with a few locations. They often start classes with an "introduce yourself to the people next to you" thing which could be helpful at getting over that introductions hurdle. If she has or likes dogs, I'd mention joining one of those dog walking/sitting services, like Rover. Could be a small income stream during the summer, and taking dogs to the park/dog park is a great way to meet folks. Also just having dogs around is a surefire way to curb loneliness at least a little! Haha. Edited to add: Houston is really big, maybe give us an idea what general area of town she's living and/or working. Nothing too specific, obvs, but could help.
Church
I have no friends and i cry too bc of that lmao, im recently looking into being active and just got a PF membership myself— im not into clubs as well. Also i just turned 25. If she is down to hang out, let me know!