Those who are single - what do you do on the weekends?

[Splitsunrise]

Especially during Friday and Saturday nights!

I don’t have loads of single friends, everyone seems to be with their OH most of the time and am anticipating it being really lonely. Do you do hobbies, just go out and do things by yourself, or try and make new friends? Do you just get used to your own company?

Sorry if it’s a stupid question, just last time I was in this situation I found it really difficult to manage and ended up feeling very depressed.

Beating yourself up for being alone, castigatibg yourself, makes it SO MUCH worse. There are scores and scores of people alone. Scores. So we're not alone in that! Which is an irony. We're alone for myriad different reasons, most of it not our fault at all. No reflection AT ALL on us as people. It's just the way it has gone. I refuse to take it personally.

I can completely relate op and I too get panicky if I feel disconnected. This weekend though I enjoyed a lie in, went for a walk with a friend and her dog, watched Sunday brunch on c4, took myself to the cinema, and also had a little cry on Saturday night on my sofa. It's okay to find being alone hard, but then commit to doing something about it. If you're like me and just prefer doing things in company then do try things like meet up. I did for a bit and met some lovely single women, some of whom I call friends now.

But it is hard

Also, come and join this thread for singletons - some of whom like me are aiming for happiness rather than being there already www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/3837015-the-happy-singleton-part-two

Look for " go London hiking " on meet up or Facebook.
Or ramblers London
Or take up cycling
Or Do parkrun

www.women4adventure.com/my-top-3-meetup-hiking-groups-in-london/

I'm single - I do have kids but only one who's 17 is at home but doing his own thing. I always see my Dad on Saturday morning, then go to the supermarket and come back and make lunch/brunch for my son and me. Sometimes I go to the cinema with or without friends. I might also go for a walk with a friend on Saturday or Sunday. And I meet a friend for coffee on a sunday. This weekend I went out on both Friday and Saturday night but it wasn't very exciting and its not usual. Friday night was for dinner with a friend and Saturday with a couple of single friends to the pub. Next weekend I'm going away for the weekend to visit a pal at the other end of the country.