Does anyone else have no friends?

[Anxioussquirrelx]

I'm a woman in my 30s. Two kids in school.
I've never been able to make friends. The couple of friends I have I've had since I was a kid. But we've naturally drifted recently - one married the other ones brother, so they're now very close and sisters in law, they're both having babies (mine are moving towards secondary school), live close to each other etc so naturally through no fault of their own I've been pushed out.

Love my DP but he is a social recluse himself, no friends or family, never wants to go out.

I don't have any siblings to meet up with , and I get along with co workers but not at a out of work level

In the past I've put effort into my kids friends parents, it's never been reciprocated, people simply just don't seem to like me and It makes me so sad.

You and me are pals tonight.

Do you want friends? There can be a pressure to have a social scene but often. It's not as good as it is cracked up to be.

If you want friends I would join a book club, team sport or similar.

Or there's meet up groups. Where I live there's a women's social group where women of all ages meet for cinema, theatre trips, lunches, coffee etc. there's also a meet up group which hosts events.

I've always been on the outside of social groups and find though I have a few friends, I am quite happy just with my little family doing my own thing. I have one friend I meet with weekly for coffee but beyond that I'm just focused on my family

We can be pen pals?

I'm 36 and haven't got any friends, recently became single too. My ex was never much company but still some how now I feel the lack of friends is bothering me.

If you want friends, you’re going to have to go out and find them, not think you’re going to run up against them because they’re your kids’ friends parents or old schoolmates. You’re going to have to put yourself out there. What kind of people do you like? What role do you see them playing in your life? If you met and maintained a relationship long enough to lead to marriage and children, you can manage fruends.

If you do a search, you'll find there is a thread asking this, or this phrased slightly differently every week. So, here on MN, you are definitely not the only one.