Pretty much the heading really. I have a few friends but they either have their own families, or are preoccupied with the dating world. I'd love to expand my circle and make meaningful friendships.
I'm a single mum and have been for a few years. One grown child who does his own thing, one who is 9 and predominantly with me. When I'm home alone it gets lonely night after night. There's things I'd like to do, but the friends I do have often have plans with their partners and children.
I speak to people in work but no friendships outside of work, mostly because they too have their own families. How else do people go about making new friendships? Is there any groups you joined or hobbies you bonded over?
I was very ill recently and I think this has made me realise just how I really have almost nobody in life. The feelings of lonely have been present for quite some time however. Would love to know how to expand my circle. There's only so much you can really get from self fulfilment.