Chicago · Friend Matching
Tell us who you are and we match you into a small group of compatible people — then plan four nights out across Chicago, built around all of you. You only pay $99 when we find your match.
Start here
Pick a season — we match your group and plan the nights out. Free to apply; $99 only if we match you.
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Answer a few questions
Tell us how you socialize, what you're into, and what kind of people you click with.
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We build your group
We match you with 4–6 compatible people: AI reads your answers to find your fit, and a real person reviews and finalizes every group.
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Four nights out, planned for you
We design four outings across Chicago tailored to your group — all you do is show up.
How it works
Making friends as an adult takes more than proximity. It takes the right people, the right setting, and someone to make the introduction. That's exactly what this is.
Tell us who you are
A short survey about how you socialize, what you're into, and the kind of friendships you're hoping to build. Honest answers get better matches — we promise it's not weird.
We find your people
Our team hand-reviews responses and builds your group. We're looking for genuine compatibility — not just people who live in the same neighborhood. If we can't find your match, you don't pay a cent.
Four outings, all planned
We put together four Chicago adventures built around who your group actually is — and all you have to do is show up. The itinerary is ours. The friendship is yours.
Your four events
Each outing is designed around the natural arc of a new friendship — from a warm first hello to the kind of night you're still talking about a month later.
Event One
Low stakes, good vibes. We pick an activity where conversation comes naturally, and one of our hosts shows up too — not to run the show, just to make sure everyone lands on their feet.
✦ LBF host joins this oneEvent Two
You've broken the ice. Now we give you something to actually dig into — a shared experience that opens the door to real talk, without forcing it.
Event Three
By event three, you've got history. This one leans into it — a little more adventurous, a little more you. The kind of night where someone inevitably says "we have to do this again."
Event Four
Our last planned event — your first as a group of friends who know each other well enough to keep going. Where you take it from here is entirely up to you.
We've watched thousands of strangers walk into our events alone and leave with someone's number. This is just us getting a little more deliberate about it.
— The Let's Be Friends Chi team
Why it works
Matched on who you are
AI reads your survey and weighs dozens of traits to find your fit — then a real person reviews and finalizes your group. Never random.
Pay when it works
We find your match first. You pay after. If we can't make it happen, it costs you nothing.
We plan everything
Four real outings across Chicago, chosen for your group specifically. Just show up.
A friendly face on night one
Someone from our team joins your first event. So nobody's standing alone wondering if they're in the right place.
Five years of doing this in Chicago
Let's Be Friends Chi has been running social events in this city since 2019. We know what makes strangers click — and we've been quietly perfecting it ever since.
The cost
Flat fee. Only charged once we've found your group.
Four events and a host included — nothing else to buy.
Services like Real Roots charge $269 for comparable matchmaking. We think the price of making a friend should feel like less of a gamble — so we only collect when it's working.
You in?
Tell us who you are. We'll find the right people and plan everything. $99 only when your group is ready — not before.
Free to apply · $99 only when your group is matched · Four events across Chicago