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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I find it a tad annoying that people "get" these networks when they attend church.

What about us atheists? I am a good person and really crave the "church"-type of network.  [/quote]

What is annoying about it? We are regular church goers but it isn't where our community is, but we know other families for who it is.  They participate in all the things that are church-based - attend the yearly carnival, volunteer on committees, attend bible studies, and so on.  As a result, they know and interact with the same people again and again and they become friends or at least friendly.

Where are you deeply engaged such that you begin to build relationships?  They don't have to be good friends, but a sense of community is about layers of friends and acquaintances.  We set up a multi-week meal train in the middle of the pandemic for a neighbor dealing with the end stages of hospice for her mother while also caring for her elderly father.  Even those who weren't good friends with her signed up, because they at least know of her as someone always showing up for neighborhood events, chatting while walking her dog and so on.

Some people have one-off or small groups of friends, but others also are more embedded in that "church-type" network as you put it.[/quote]

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