Empty Nest Moms
Empty Nest Moms AND Dads! => Empty Nest and being Single (again) => Topic started by: adanna on September 11, 2019, 01:21:28 PM
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I’m pretty curious of how you guys make friends? Making friends has become more difficult as we age. I still remember the very old schooldays when a couple of us always liked to hang around. But time flies and things aren’t the same anymore.
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I think how fast you make or don't make friends, depends on your personality. I am generally quiet, so at times it takes me a while to connect with new people. I could make acquaintances quickly, but it takes a while to start regarding people as friends.
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Hi OP! Great question. I have struggled with making friends since my divorce 15 years ago. And it seems the older I get the tougher it is for me. I believe if I went to church I could make friends there but I have tried something different.. I put an ad out on Craigslist for a once a month woman's meet and greet to go thrift store shopping together, go to outdoor flea markets, lunches, more simple things. I have had a nice number of women I stay in touch with through email or text and three women that I see regularily to do things with. Maybe this will help you find a way to meet people. Just an ad note: I understand Craigslist is shady so I'm not suggesting that any of you must do what I did. There are other means of meeting people such as Meetup, Citysocializer, Foursquare, Meeting.org, Smacktive, Groupspaces, and Eventbrite. Maybe a few of these will help. I'm going to check them out too. :)
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That's a really good question! It seems so much harder to make friends as adults than it did when we were kids. I have tried to befriend a couple of co-workers, but that didn't really pan out. I have joined some groups on Facebook and made a few long-distance friends. I'd really like some more local friends, though.