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Meet5 Launches Across US Cities: Europe's Top Connection Platform is Expanding its Reach in July 2025
For over eight years, Meet5 has been at the forefront of fostering real-life connections across Western Europe. As Europe’s top social gathering app , we’ve helped thousands of people meet, mingle, and build lasting friendships (and sometimes relationships), all through group activities tailored for shared interests and easy participation. But Meet5 is more than just an app, it’s a movement against loneliness! Whether you’re new in town, entering a new life stage, or simply
Deanna
Jan 19


Meet5 Premium Update: Private chats are now even easier with read receipts
Sometimes it’s the little things in chat that make organizing plans easier and help conversations feel smoother. In private chats, it can be helpful to know whether and when a message has been read. That’s exactly why read receipts for private chats are now officially part of our Premium membership*. 👑 What’s new? If you have a Premium membership, the feature is automatically active in all private chats. That means you can see right away whether and when your message has bee
Deanna
3 hours ago


A Fresh Start for Meet5: 5 Improvements You’ll Notice Right Away
This year was the perfect time to make things simpler, clearer, and just a little better. That’s exactly what we’ve been working on at Meet5: improvements that genuinely help you in everyday app use and make planning activities even more relaxed. To kick off the upcoming summer season, we want to bring together and highlight a few of the latest updates from this spring. Here are five features that have been added so far. Features to help with activities 🚀 1. New activity ove
Deanna
7 hours ago


How to Make Friends in Your 30s: A Practical Guide to Adult Connection
According to 2025 American Psychological Association data, 69% of adults require more emotional support than they currently receive, making the quest for how to make friends. TL;DR Making friends in your 30s is a manual process requiring intentionality, as the "friendship recession" has seen 15% of men and 10% of women report having zero close confidants in 2024. Success involves moving past the "organic myth" by leveraging consistent third spaces, using platforms like Meet5
Simon Goslar
Apr 20


How to Make Good Friends in Your 50s: A Guide to Building Lasting Connections
Recent data from the American Psychological Association suggests that while 25% of adults over 50 feel they have an insufficient number of friends. Prioritizing social fitness can reduce dementia risks by 60% and improve cardiovascular health. TL;DR Research from the Harvard Study of Adult Development confirms that the quality of relationships at age 50 is the strongest predictor of health and happiness at age 80. To combat the 400% increase in social isolation seen in men si
Simon Goslar
Apr 20


The Science of Connection: Where and How to Build Lasting Adult Friendships
In 2025, the Cigna Loneliness Report reveals that 67% of Gen Z and 65% of Millennials experience persistent isolation, yet participating in structured "Third Places" like Pickleball. TL;DR The modern "Friendship Recession" has quadrupled the number of adults with zero close friends since 1990, but connecting with others is entirely within reach with a bit of intention. By regularly visiting "Third Places"-those comfortable social hubs like board game cafes or local run clubs-
Simon Goslar
Apr 20
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