This thread reminds me of the ski resort I’ve been to for the last three years. No matter when I go, there’s always this one guy in the same après-ski bar. He’s there the whole evening and buys everyone a drink. The only thing you have to do to get the drink is talk to him.
I always imagine he’s some ~50 year old in FI retirement who bought a house there, has enough cash, and just kind of buys himself conversations in the evenings.
And I never know whether to find that beautiful or weird.
The last months I have not been working much.
The one person I spend more time than ever before is a friend of mine, who happens to be unemployed for several months now.
I am in a very similar situation as you - FI or semi-FI, love sports, finance and the mountains. Contact me if you would like to meet. I will be in Zürich.
Let’s start the introverted FIRE club.
Next meeting date and location: irrelevant!
Honestly not sure if that solves the problem. Working provides most people some kind of „controlled social interaction exposure“ (trademark terminology). Stop working removes this layer and requires significant more effort to satisfy the basic human need for some kind of social interaction.