Adult friendship, made easy

Making real friends as a grown-up, on purpose.

Let's Be Friends is a community for people who want a genuine friend group — not another app to swipe through. We hand-build small groups of compatible people and plan the nights out, so all you have to do is show up. Started in Chicago.

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What we are

More than matching — a community.

Hand-built groups

Take a short survey and we match you into a group of 4–6 compatible people — AI helps read every answer, a real person makes the final call.

Four planned nights

We design four outings at great Chicago spots around who your group actually is. No planning, no awkward logistics — just show up.

A real social scene

Beyond your group, we throw community events across the city. Come as you are, meet people, and make the city feel a little smaller.

How it works

From stranger to standing plans.

1

Tell us who you are

A few minutes on our personality survey — free to fill out.

2

We build your group

You're matched with compatible people. You only pay when we find your group.

3

Show up & click

Four nights out, planned for you, with a host on the first one.

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Events happening in Chicago.

We host meetups and events around Chicago all the time — a low-key way to get a feel for the community before you join a cohort. See what's coming up, or follow along on Instagram.

Where we are

Starting in Chicago. Your city next?

We're building this city by city, the right way. Chicago's live now — if you want Let's Be Friends where you are, follow along and let us know.

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