NEW LEAF (36F, Central Park) Old soul who got divorced young seeks introspective lady friends who have seen some things. Bonus points for a dark sense of humor and a preference for peer review over woo.
SPORTY GERIATRIC MILLENNIAL (39F, West Denver) Looking for new pals to play volleyball, basketball, ping pong, pickleball, any sport with a net. Haven’t jumped or dived since Obama was in office so nothing super hardcore, but prefer the sports team vibe over solo gym time. Post-game beer hangs also highly desired.
ADVENTURES IN HI-FI (43, Baker) Looking for fellow audio enthusiasts to listen to records with while sipping cocktails and discussing the finer points of pop music. But also down to go to a local punk show and shout at each other about why Queen will have a longer legacy than Bach.
NYER IN DENVER Former New Yorker looking for artsy, adventurous friends to thrift for Comme des Garçons & vintage brogues, Let’s find amazing underground theater, new artists, the best sushi happy hour and try new cocktails in funky bars and restaurants.
WFH TRANSPLANT! (Loveland) Hoping to find other recent transplants who work from home and would like to meet new/more ppl! Book-readin’, movie-watchin’, board game-playin’ indoorsy types a plus.
READY FOR NEW ADVENTURES (52M) Looking for friends to organize hikes, camping, darts, pool, watch pro/collegiate sports, live music, and whatever else. Don’t mind leaving downtown at all so location isn’t imperative. Here for 2 years and ready to meet new friends for adventures.
NEW TO DENVER, NEED NEW BUDS (22M, LoDo) Recently just moved to Denver and looking for some buddies to just hang out with, go out to eat, go on runs or hit the gym and play video games with!
EXTROVERTED INTROVERT WHO LIKES TO YAP (23F, Downtown Denver) Looking for new friends who like to read, try new foods, go to karaoke, discover new places, and of course yap.
Nathan Eagan (eagle) and David Wright (rider) pull off a Scrubs meme in front of Our Mutual Friend Brewing’s Larimer Street taproom. Sept. 24, 2024.
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About three months ago we launched Denverite Classifieds. The goal? Help Denverites make new friends.
We asked readers to put themselves out there, to submit blurbs about themselves and what they were looking for in new friends.
And Denverites really wrote in. So far, we’ve received more than 100 submissions and posted more than 40 of them.
I’ve been impressed by the wide range of interests in our city — runners and mountain bikers, musicians and artists, parents, transplants, chess players, nerds, self-described “yappers” and “golden retrievers.”
But then, we needed you all to respond.
At this point, I wasn’t sure how it would go. Would readers really reply to anonymous posts online? Would people who submitted the classifieds really make connections?
But responses to the classifieds quickly rolled in from fellow Denverites with shared interests and a mutual goal of making new friends.
And with those connections have come a few early success stories.
We interviewed two new friends — separately — to hear how it’s been going.
David Wright submitted to classifieds because he was looking for new friends after moving back to Denver in March.
He already had some friends from growing up in the city but wanted to meet new people.
“I saw Classifieds and I thought it was a hilariously great idea,” Wright said. “I just submitted something just for fun, basically just to see if anything would happen.”
We posted Wright’s classified on Aug. 12. It read: “RESERVED GOLDEN RETRIEVER IN SEARCH OF RIGHTEOUS PALS (31M, Cole) Looking to chase soccer balls, go on walks and hang out in the park, eat treats, create community, and bark about local and global happenings with.”
Four people responded, including Nathan Eagan. Wright reached out because it seemed like they had similar interests, and they met about a month ago at Our Mutual Friend for beers.
“We did kind of joke that it was friend dating when we met up,” Wright said. “We just had a very low stakes first meeting, sort of made fun of the whole thing, but also really loved it.”
Nathan Eagan (left) and David Wright at Our Mutual Friend Brewing’s Larimer Street taproom. Sept. 24, 2024.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
Wright thought the two hit it off at the brewery and invited Eagan to play soccer the next day. They’ve continued hanging out — Wright considers it a success.
“We’re friends,” he said. “I hang out with him and his girlfriend, we’ve done a few activities together which has been great, so a new friend right there has been a fun little thing.”
Nathan Eagan had also recently moved back to Colorado when his girlfriend sent him Wright’s classified.
The couple agreed that the person behind the post seemed like someone Eagan would connect with, so he replied to the Google form associated with the classified.
Here’s what he wrote: “Hi Cole! I moved to Denver about a year and a half ago and am always up for making new friends. I play a lot of soccer, love dogs, beer, and being outside, and enjoy talking about meaningful things (politics (esp state & local), current events, philosophy, religion, Scrubs, etc.). Would love to meet up sometime!”
Eagan agreed that the meet-up felt a bit like going on a blind date.
And like a date, the two talked at the brewery about what they were looking for.
“He said something during that conversation that basically hit right on the head of what I’m looking for in friendship and community at this point, which is deep friendship and intentional community,” Eagan said.
Nathan Eagan (left) and David Wright sit on the patio at Our Mutual Friend Brewing’s Larimer Street taproom. Sept. 24, 2024.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
Like Wright, he thought those first beers went well.
“I called my girlfriend right after and she was like, ‘You seem so giddy,’” Eagan said. “She kept teasing me about it, sounding like I had just gone on a perfect first date. We clicked really well.”
Since then they’ve watched soccer, gone on a Colfax bar crawl with some other friends and just kept hanging out.
“We went on a trail run. He billed it as a trail run, and then it turned out he tried to kill me by taking me up a mountain,” Eagan said. “That was a blast.”
Eagan also views the experience as a success.
“It’s been really fun and a really great addition to my life so I’m really glad that I reached out,” he said.
Given the mutual success, I asked the pair for advice on making new friends.
Their first tip: Don’t sweat it too much.
Both Eagan and Wright said they view meeting someone new for a drink as pretty low stakes, a mindset that helped them decide to just go for it.
“I think it’s fun to meet new people and try new things,” Wright said. “I think the worst thing that happens is that you just don’t talk to them again.”
Eagan said he thought friend-dating was easier than actual dating, because he was less worried about the hit to his ego if it didn’t go well compared to a romantic rejection.
Nathan Eagan (left to right), Denverite reporter Rebecca Tauber and David Wright at Our Mutual Friend Brewing’s Larimer Street taproom. Sept. 24, 2024.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
His advice?
“I would just say do it,” Eagan said. “I think there’s an unmet need and an unmet desire out there for friendship and connection that everyone feels, but you don’t know that everyone else is feeling it too.”
Going into it they both thought, worst case scenario, they waste an hour or two.
WHERE’S THE VILLAGE? (37, City Park West) First-time millennial parents (toddler) seek more neighborhood chums for hangs around the neighborhood, story swapping, comradery, laughs, friendship, & community. Must have sense of humor, love park strolls, café visits, a soft spot for the 90s, & be keen to discuss everything & nothing at the same time.
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL (32, Denver) You heard that right. Looking to connect with women interested in playing tackle football. No experience needed – all skill levels welcome! Reach out if you’re ready to join the team and have some fun.
RESERVED & CHILL FOODIE SKIIER (34M, RiNo) WFH Tech life is getting boring. I love it here in Denver (especially when it’s snowing) and looking for a new crew/community. Beer, Restaurants/Cooking, Ski days, parks, deep conversation, any live music. Looking for friendship, and support!
ADVENTUROUS INTROVERT (27, Wheat Ridge) Looking for fun-loving, like-minded people to get me out of my shell and enjoy our limited time on this mortal plane.
ANTI-RUN CLUB (25, Sloans) Looking to start an anti-running club to bring pace balance to Sloan’s Lake and “park” with new friends. Participation includes sitting, laying, snacking (games welcome). No cadence required, quick movement allowed but discouraged.
SOBER MUSICIAN STARTING OVER Sober mid-thirties queer musician restarting their life wanting to meet new friends. What should we do and where should we do it. Open forum.
SEEKING FELLOW NERDS! (31F, Lakewood/Littleton) Wanting to make new friends for birding, planetarium/museum visits, going to the movies, bookstore, etc! Willing to drive!
LET’S DO SOMETHING (30F, Speer) I’ve been in Denver two years and am still looking to find my people. I enjoy climbing, camping, hiking, running, bar trivia and bingo, checking out new bars and restaurants, park hangs and walks, concerts, game nights and more. Let’s do something! (please)
GIMME NEIGHBOR PALS! (35F, Sunnyside) Death to my Google cal — I’m craving easy, comfy community for low-planned hangs within walking distance. Let’s gather for evening strolls, craft nights, board games/movies/records, supper club. Soup season is closer than we think.
RECENT TRANSPLANT SEEKING FRIENDS IN FIRESTONE (42M, Firestone) Just relocated with family. Looking for friends (bonus if you have toddler(s)) for various activities and generally just not being bored!
SEEKING FELLOW NERDS (59F, Union Station) Retired techie, sci-fi lover, and margarita enthusiast looking for fun chats about new discoveries. Prefer sit-downs or strolls over active outings.
CHESS ME! (50M, West Wash Park) New to the game of chess and who is overplaying on his cell and looking for a playing partner with a heartbeat … is that greedy? I certainly hope not!
NEW ENGLAND TRANSPLANT (43, Hale) Looking to fill the void left by the ocean. Interests include amateur photography, cooking from a recipe, easy hikes, meditation, dry humor, libraries, and mental health (having it and helping others have it). An iced coffee or a clever mixed drink sound good to me.
XMAMAX (33, HIGHLANDS) Looking for other moms (or dads) who are former punk musicians. Let’s drink PBRs and scream & sing & write — about anything other than naptime, legos, and PBJs.
RUNNING INTROVERT (35, SE Denver) Introvert that somehow convinced himself running would be a fun hobby, and fell in love with it. Looking for friends/running partners/whatever who are also into board games, reading, and, somehow, karaoke.
PROFESSIONAL YAPPER, WORKS BEST IN DAYTIME (24F) Looking for fun people to gather for paint sessions, coffee dates, or paddle board days. Yapping about books or dogs included.
GF WANTS ME TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE (SLO-HI) Socially maladroit Gen-Xer seeks fellow oddballs for making bad art, wandering erratically, and confabulating gleefully about sports, politics, culture, and philosophy.
ASPIRING SURVIVALIST (31, CBD) Looking for people to prep with for the apocalypse. Climate change, zombies, etc. Let’s get together to learn survival skills and have mimosas while we take on the end times!
When I first moved to Denver in 2022, I knew no one.
As I quickly learned, it’s hard to make friends in a new city.
Maybe you’ve read about this so-called “epidemic of loneliness.” Maybe your best friend just moved away. Maybe, like me, you came to Denver without much community to start with. Or maybe you’re just looking to meet new people.
This is why we’re launching Denverite Classifieds.
What’s a Classified?
Think classic newspaper classified ads where people took out personals, but online, and for like-minded Denverites looking to meet their neighbors and make new friends. Here’s an example:
BRIGHT-EYED STALLION LOOKING FOR A HERD (32, GVR) Feeling blue without friends. Looking for others with passions for aviation, conspiracy theories and inspiring a vague sense of dread.
HONK (2, WASH PARK) Hoping to organize a weekly meetup for foul fowls to patrol the park and cause light chaos. Honk.
Denverite Classifieds is a place to make new connections, like getting coffee with another new transplant, meeting fellow moms for walks, finding other queer people to go rock climbing with, or organizing a lizard lovers meet-up.
It’s not a place to find a roommate, offer up your babysitting skills or look for professional networking. The focus is on relationships, not transactions.
All the posted Classifieds will be anonymous – we won’t post any names or contact information. You can include your age, gender and neighborhood if you think it will be helpful in making connections.
Then, folks can read through the classifieds and respond via a personal Google Form. They can privately share more about themselves and their contact details. The person who wrote the classified can read through the responses and make the choice to reach out or not — it’s all in your hands.
Denverite reporter Rebecca Tauber and CPR audience editor Alex Scoville want to help you meet someone new.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
We can’t promise to post every Classified, but we do promise to go through each one and help as many people find connections as we can.
And if you end up making a new book club, finding someone to go birding with, discovering a new bar or otherwise making a new friend, we want to hear all about it at [email protected].
And before we go…
Be nice. Don’t be a creep. Use the same common sense you would use when getting a cool chair off Facebook Marketplace, meeting someone IRL from an app, or otherwise connecting with strangers for the first time.
Donald Trump’s real estate company has been found guilty on all 17 charges of tax fraud and other crimes related to a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities. What do you think?
“It’ll take more than that to tarnish the Trump name.”
Ana Patterson, Classifieds Editor
“There’s no way the Trump Organization can run for president now.”
Affordable Classifieds is a new website offering up low-cost full-featured classifieds and auctions. Listings are focused on the Auto, Powersports, RV and Trailer markets. Private parties and dealers alike can list new and used items for just about anything for these segments, including parts and accessories, apparel, new products, employment and much more.
Press Release –
updated: Jun 20, 2017
Riverside, California, June 20, 2017 (Newswire.com)
– Tired of the complexity and high cost of eBay? Tired of the limitations of Craigslist or having someone come to your house to buy something? This may all be changing with the release of a new full-featured classifieds and auction site AffordableClassifieds.com. According to the site’s creator Bill Wolf, the site is specifically designed to serve the Auto, Powersports, RV, and Trailer markets. Powersports includes the Motorcycle, ATV, Side-by-Side, Snowmobile, Watercraft and Snowmobile segments.
What’s different about AffordableClassifieds.com is that it brings together, for the first time, all of these vehicle categories in one convenient location — and for a fraction of the price specialty listing sites charge. The site doesn’t display those pesky ads that pop-up thus preventing viewers from seeing actual content. Consumers can view or list classifieds or auctions for all their motorized needs and dealers are able to place their entire inventory online while saving a tremendous amount over what’s currently available. There’s a host of additional features available to dealers including a private storefront where all of a companies listings, even if they are from multiple categories, will display on a single page. RV listings, for example, display far more information than other listing sites as the Affordable Classifieds system walks those placing ads through a checklist of applicable features. This makes the placement of a listing easier and more informative.
“Affordable Classifieds rivals or surpasses specialty sites serving these segments — but without the complexity and clutter.”
Bill Wolf, President
There’s a lot more to AffordableClassifieds than offering up vehicle listings. Additional sections include new and used parts and accessories, riding gear, apparel, and much more — including industry jobs. Consumers and dealers can also place nationwide “Buy Now” auctions where visitors can purchase listed items in real time and pay through the provided PayPal link. Additional categories include directories for listing a company, dealer, special services and even listings for industry events. One unique category is the “special offers” section which allows companies to list things like special financing offers, factory sales events, factory rebates or even dealer special events.
Affordable Classifieds is said to have been in the works for some time and is launching now. The company has listed an introductory special offer where consumers can lock in a rate of just $1 for all standard listings for an entire year. Visit www.affordableclassifieds.com to view this offer or just register with the limited-time registration code of “1year1dollar.”
