Was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as a sort of low stress way of meeting new people as a single adult.

I've had social anxiety much of my life. It was quite severe as a child and in my teens so I never really got the typical socialization most kids/teens get. I learned to avoid social situations due to wanting to avoid anxiety so became isolated. I certainly had a couple of close friends which is lovely of course but still limiting in terms of social options.

Now I am a single 32 year old and find myself at a loss as to how to meet new people. Adults in my age bracket, including friends I've had since childhood, have their children, significant others, family and friend circle already established and aren't really on the look out to expand that circle so much, certainly not in the way I am.

I did join a choir a few years ago and it was simply...okay. I attended the social and fundraising events they held, attended every practice and performance, went on their yearly retreat my first year (which I wasn't super keen on but gave it a shot), even hung out with one of my fellow choir goers a few times outside of all of that. However it all kind of just fizzled out and I have had no further invites in a while and eventually I stopped suggesting days and times to get together with a few people that kept saying we should "totally hang out some time".

I've attended a meetup before for a television series I was into but honestly it wasn't really my thing and it wasn't terribly welcoming either.

At this point I'm kind of at a loss and wonder if anyone has any effective suggestions. I will say I'm not really keen on dating apps or the like just for safety reasons. But otherwise any thoughts or ideas are welcome.

Thanks in advance!