What to do about my boring friends?

Question

Last year, I hung out with some seniors who are now in college and I got along great with them. Since they graduated, I've had to hang out with a group of guys who just talk about video games and other stupid things...it's really boring/annoying now. These are my only real friends that I can hang out with, so I'd rather hang out with them than no one. I really want to find a new set of friends who I'll have more fun with and get along with. I'm all about having fun, making jokes, and talking about sports. What can I do to find these kind of people?

Also, there's this one guy from my basketball team that I get along with. We hung out during the summer a lot because we live near each other. He hangs out with a group of some people at school who seem fun. He hasn't asked me to hang with him at school and I haven't asked if I could hang with him. I just think it'd be weird if I just asked out of the blue if I could join his group. How can I go about this?

I know I said "hang" a lot...Thanks for any help

Answer 1

Maybe he hasn't asked you to hang out with him and his friends because he thinks you like spending time with your friends or don't like some of his. Don't be afraid to just go up to them and say "hey" to your friend and ask him to introduce you to his other buddies.  Or after school or something. If your friend hung out with you all summer I'm sure he won't be offended at all.

Answer 2

Find new friends. I am not trying to be funny, I had a similar situation to yours many years back. My friends all they wanted to do was drive around drink beer and try to pick up any stragglers. This got boring after many years and i missed out on a lot of things. Now I am older and have some resentment.  You still can be friends with them.......