<human>: Insert every standard stereotype of a neck beard and you'll pretty much get my current situation.

I've tried to follow advice I've seen on meeting new people for friendship and dating, but I've not been very successful. I've gone to meetups and social groups that are based around my hobbies, but since these groups often meet only once a month and have people come and go it's hard to actually form a connection that can become a friendship or something more. I feel like there's some extra step I'm missing to try to create something more consistent.

For context, things I'm currently doing to meet more people include:

Monthly Book Club

Monthly Board Game Meetup

Arranging Monthly social events at work

Twice Monthly Charity Work

Weekly Yoga (and yes, the sight of an overweight neck beard try to hold the warrior pose looks ridiculous).

In nearly every case it seems like there's different people every time I go, so I never make any consistent connection with anyone. Do I need to be more outgoing and try to get people's contact information the first time I meet them? Do I need to find different hobbies that allow for more consistent socialization?

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<bot>: I'm trying to meet friends and people to date, but don't know how normal adults make connections when they don't meet regularly. What should I change to make more friends?