Reddit subreddits to make friends

Reddit has become one of the most popular platforms for finding friends online, thanks to its massive user base of over 430 million monthly active users. The platform hosts several dedicated friendship and social connection subreddits that attract thousands of people looking to make new friends every day. These communities have grown significantly because Reddit offers a low barrier to entry - anyone can create an account and start posting immediately. The anonymity of usernames also makes it feel safer for people to put themselves out there compared to platforms that use real names. Here are the most popular subreddits where people go to find friends:

• /r/MakeNewFriendsHere/ - The largest general friendship subreddit with over 200K members, where people post introductions and look for platonic friendships
• /r/Needafriend/ - A supportive community focused on people going through difficult times who need emotional support and companionship
• /r/MeetNewPeopleHere - Another popular general friendship community with posts from people seeking both online and local friendships
• /r/penpals - Dedicated to finding long-distance friends for letter writing, email exchanges, and deeper conversations
• /r/InternetFriends/ - Specifically for online-only friendships through messaging, gaming, and video calls
• /r/GamerPals - Connects people who want to play video games together and build friendships through shared gaming experiences
• /r/discordfriends - Focused on finding friends to chat with on Discord servers and voice channels
• /r/lonely/ - A support community for people dealing with loneliness who want to connect with others in similar situations

These subreddits collectively have hundreds of thousands of members, with new friendship posts being made every few minutes throughout the day. The variety means there's likely a community that matches whatever type of friendship or connection you're seeking.

There are a lot of limitations and complaints about these subreddits though

While these subreddits can help people connect, they come with significant drawbacks that make finding genuine friendships challenging:

Searching and filtering is nearly impossible. Reddit's search functionality is notoriously poor, making it difficult to find people with specific interests, age ranges, or locations. You're essentially forced to scroll through dozens of posts hoping to stumble upon someone compatible.

Your privacy is compromised. Everything is tied to your Reddit username and post history. Anyone can click on your profile and see your entire Reddit activity, which can be uncomfortable when you're trying to make new friends and maintain some privacy.

Finding people with similar interests is incredibly time-consuming. You have to read through countless posts, many of which are vague or don't provide enough detail about what someone is actually looking for in a friendship.

Quality posts get buried under recent ones. Reddit's algorithm prioritizes recent posts over well-written, thoughtful ones. Someone who spent time crafting a detailed post about their interests might get overlooked simply because they posted a few hours earlier than someone who wrote "18F looking for friends, DM me."

You're the product, not the customer. Reddit makes money from advertisements and selling user data. When you're trying to make genuine connections, the last thing you want is a platform that's actively trying to monetize your personal information and social interactions.

How findafriend solves this

We've designed findafriend specifically to address these frustrations and create a better way to form genuine connections:

Complete anonymity when you want it. Your profile isn't tied to any existing social media accounts or usernames. You control exactly what information you share and when you share it. No one can stalk your post history or judge you based on unrelated online activity.

Smart filtering and matching. Instead of endlessly scrolling through random posts, you can sort and rank potential friends using helpful heuristics like last active time, common interests, age, location, or any combination of factors that matter to you. Find people who are genuinely compatible rather than just whoever posted most recently.

Depth over quick posts. Rather than the "fast-food" nature of Reddit posts, our platform encourages users to create thoughtful, detailed profiles. People take time to really describe who they are, what they're looking for in friendships, and what makes them unique. Quality conversations start with quality introductions.

Room to grow and innovate. As a focused platform dedicated solely to friendship, we can continuously improve the experience based on what actually helps people connect. We're not constrained by the limitations of a general-purpose social media site.

You come first, not advertisers. Our goal isn't to monetize your data or sell you products. We're focused entirely on helping you form meaningful friendships. The whole reason this site exists is because genuine human connections make life better, and that's what we're here to facilitate - nothing more, nothing less.