It's saturday 11pm right now, I'm 22 years old, in the prime of my life. I live in a small town in Belgium and there's literally nothing to do here.. Every weekend I try to set up plans with my friends and I'm always the one proposing stuff. The only thing they want to do is hang out at this shitty local bar where nothing exciting happens.

I went on a date with a girl last weekend in a big city and I was surprised how many stuff there was to do. A lot of cool bars, cinema's, restaurants, clubs, ... Yet, when I ask my friends to head into the big city, they don't want to. I'm getting so fucking tired of wasting my weekends on this shitty local bar or staying inside....

So... I've been thinking about going out solo but I'd feel so awkward. I want to step out of my comfort zone but I don't know how to get started. The big city is like 30 minutes driving away so getting tipsy is not an option. I don't feel like sitting at a bar alone with no one to talk to. I'd feel like a loser, going out without any friends, but plenty of people do it, so it's not that weird I guess.

I need tips on going out solo. Stuff I can do. What to do to make it a fun night, how to meet new people, ... etc. Actually thinking of moving away from this shitty small town and heading into the big city but it's expensive as fuck. Any tips?