I really want to get out and have a social life of some sort but don't know where to start.
I have 100% custody of my DD who is 2 (her dad lives a long way away), I work 4 long days a week in a city but have to leave straight after work to get home to look after DD. I'm not in touch with any family. I know some other mums but they are all in couples and already have social lives, and they're not really people I would hang out with if we didn't have kids - we just have nothing in common and I already get left out of all the conversations about houses, holidays and things that couples/families do as I have nothing to contribute. I haven't been out, anywhere, in about 3 years, not even to a social gathering, bar or the cinema or anywhere grown up, whereyou can't take a baby/toddler. I would go on a date just to go somewhere, but I feel like I I have no interests outside the house (so, netflix and the internet), so I feel boring and like my conversation skills are limited. Have never had a babysitter, don't even know where I would go if I had one. And it would have to be worth the expense in a way, to pay for a babysitter plus going out. Have looked for meetup groups because when I was in the South East those were great, but where I am now (rural east midlands) they don't seem to have much of a following. Ideally I want to do something fun, like drinking dancing. I know I can't just be spontaneous, it has to be planned, but.. where do I go?
I'm in my early 30s but it's making me feel old, and sad, and lonely. All I do is work, clean the house, look after DD. Any ideas on how I can revive my life?
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snugglybear · 05/04/2016 20:17
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