Please tell me what do 34 year old single mummies do with a free friday night?
My children are sleeping at their nans this evening.
All my friends have husbands/boyfriends and are all loved up spending their evening in or out with them.
I get a little lonely at times but on nights like this I feel more alone.
How does one get themselves a life so to speak :) ??
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What do single 34 year old mummies do with a free friday evening?
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happyhappymummy · 20/04/2012 12:05
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MissFaversham ·
20/04/2012 12:26
I'm asking myself the very same at 49 
Debating whether to pop along to HMV and get a couple of good girly DVD's
izzyizin ·
20/04/2012 12:26
You can do the tedious traditional pamper night and spoil yourself with a long, lingering, candlelit bath, dvd of your choice, belgian chocs, and 
OR you can get OUT THERE...!
Check to see what's happening in your area tonight - is there a band playing at a local pub or a quiz night or other event being held?
Do you fancy a film or perhaps an evening at the theatre, or a drink in your local pub - or one further afield? Or even a night at the bingo hall - you might get lucky in more ways than one
I've met a wide range of people through going out and about on my own in the evening and Friday's always a good night - try it!
Tip: if you're going to a pub take a book and, if you want to spare your blushes at being on your todd, make with the mobile from time to time and,if anyone should ask say that a friend has let you down.
izzyizin ·
20/04/2012 14:02
Feel the fear and do it anyway! You can always go home if you don't get a liberating buzz from being out and about on your own this evening.
I don't see it as bravery - I see it as expediency as there's only so many pamper nights a gal can handle and I'd rather spend a night out alone than in the company of those I don't particulary want to be with, but they were the only available companion(s) for a jaunt.
Take yourself off to convivial boozer and ask if anyone fanices a game of darts or pool or cribbage - once you've done it once, you'll be hooked and, if not, you can always join //www.gingerbread.org.uk or search the lonely heart columns/online sites for a terminally boring date for your next free evening...
izzyizin ·
20/04/2012 14:28
Start with your local... Fridays are always good nights, people are sloughing the cares of the working week and it's time to have fun and look forward to the weekend.
On the basis of 'you'll never know what it's like till you try it', go for it - you've nothing to lose and who knows what you'll gain
akaemmafrost ·
20/04/2012 15:58
I'd go for a run, a swim and then to cinema.
Or I'd jump in my car and drive 154 miles to see a gorgeous bloke I know 
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izzyizin ·
20/04/2012 16:44
The pubs I frequent are cheery places where no-one looks askance at a woman on her own and a lone female isn't viewed as a target for men on the make.
I have no qualms about drinking solo in spit and sawdust dives but, as a general rule of thumb, I choose pubs that have hanging baskets and/or well tended floral displays outside as there's usually a landlady behind the bar as well as a landlord - and it's easy to start a conversation about the blooming geraniums
One of my favourite boozers is tucked away in a side street and it's a veritable hub of the community - quiz nights, poker nights, music nights, et al, and many of the events are held for the type of charity that begins at home. Strangers are warmly welcomed by the 'locals' and a good pub will always make you feel comfortable as soon as you go in the door - there's far more of those around than some may suspect.
I always seem to get hit on at Cafe Nero type establishments and as for taking tea at Fortnums and the like - I won't venture in unless I'm mobhanded 
izzyizin ·
20/04/2012 16:47
Our little village kind of falling apart 
but all the more reason to support your local hostelries
akaemmafrost ·
20/04/2012 18:43
Because I don't let men come to mine and kids house, I prefer away fixtures .
Cinema is FAB on your own. No worrying if the other person is enjoying, can get right into it.
akaemmafrost ·
20/04/2012 19:09
Yes! Do it, I did it on Wednesday and Thursday (my child free nights) and have had a fantastic two days with a lovely man. Three hours there, three hours back and 100% worth it !
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