If you moved somewhere new in your 30s, can you share how you found new friends, maybe even the friend you'd call in for any of life's big and small emergencies?
For a bit more context: I'm in my early 30s and when I was pregnant with my second daughter, we moved away from where we had settled to be closer with family and be able to buy a house. I spent my second maternity leave trying to find friends and did end up making one I'm still in contact with. It is however sporadic due to her extremely busy life. When we do meet up, it's wonderful but never feels enough. Another one recently moved away and I really feel the lack of connection/community outside of my in-laws now.
I work from home where most people are in London, so that doesn't help. I have tried meeting up with other school mums and while everyone seems enthusiastic, plans rarely leave the chat as they say. I have tried going to a few different groups and events locally but either end up being far older (two craft events, everyone early 20s) or far younger (choir and yoga, everyone 50 plus). I'm starting to wonder if it's me but I never had problems making friends before. So maybe just a combination of life stage/area?