Finding people
Updated September 18, 2026
How do I meet people in a new city?
Moving somewhere new is the one time everyone agrees it's fine to want to meet people, and still nobody tells you how. Here's a plan that works in most cities, plus the part Misd adds.
Pick two recurring things
Recurring beats big. A weekly run club, a class, a pickup game, a trivia night, a volunteer shift: pick two and go every week for six weeks. Familiarity is what turns faces into friends, and recurring things manufacture familiarity.
Say yes to the second location
The first location is the event. The second is the coffee after, the bar after, the walk to the train. Most friendships are made at the second location. If someone floats it, go.
Most friendships are made at the second location.
Find the local version, not the visitor version
Every city has the version of itself made for visitors and the version made for the people who live there. Ask a barista where they go on their night off. Follow three local accounts that aren't about food. Go to the neighborhood thing, not the downtown thing.
Misd: see who's actually around you
Misd is built around real-world proximity. Buzz is a feed from the people you actually cross paths with in your neighborhood, not a global algorithm's guess. Moments® records when you and other Misd users were at the same place at the same time, so the run club and the trivia night turn into people you can message. Clout is the local leaderboard for showing up.
Misd is invite-only right now. Get a code and bring the people you meet along.
Questions people ask
- How long does it take to feel settled?
- Most people say six months to a year. The recurring-things approach shortens it, because you're seeing the same faces weekly from week one.
- Is Misd available in my city?
- Misd works anywhere; what changes is how many people around you have it. It's invite-only today, iOS first, Android soon.
- Who is Misd for?
- Anyone looking to meet someone. A new city is the clearest case: friends, a crew for Sunday, someone you'd like to see again. Misd is open to all of it.
- What's the best app to meet people in a new city?
- The one that shows you people you actually cross paths with. Misd records a Moment when you and another Misd user were at the same place at the same time, so a new city fills in with real faces from the places you go, not a grid of strangers.
Misd is invite-only
iOS today, Android soon. Get a code and bring your people.