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To find Sundays the loneliest day of the week?

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Normalisavariantofcrazy · 27/04/2014 10:05

Friends are all engrossed in their own families
My family are all engrossed in each other and don't want to know me
The kids are at their fathers
DH goes and sees his FIL (who I really do not get on with so don't go)

And that leaves me. On my own. Yet again.

I hated Sundays when I was a lone parent for the same reason but expected DH to want to 'do' family things with US, he started to when we were dating but now we are married he's changed. Says he hates going out for the sake of it, doesn't like going for walks for the sake of walking and doesn't like going to the park with the kids (when we do have them)

So here I am, 10am on Sunday morning, wishing it to be Monday so I can go back to work for some company.

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DodderyOldSoul · 27/04/2014 15:33

There is a reason that Douglas Adams said that the time between 4 and 8 on a Sunday wa the Long Dark Teatime of the Soul.

poshme · 27/04/2014 15:34

I find Saturdays lonely. DH is always working, and everyone we know spends family time on Saturdays.
I have 3 kids but they're quite small and not good company, and I get tired of inventing things to do.
People in couples don't want to meet up with just me. I obviously need to make friends with more forces wives or single parents who don't mind DH not coming.
OP I was going to say go to church.
That's what we do on Sundays.

Rachie1986 · 27/04/2014 15:37

Funny there's so many people who do find sat/sun lonely and a real shame more of us aren't local to each other!

OnlyLovers · 27/04/2014 15:39

poshme, do people you know in couples really not want to meet up unless both couples are there? I find that really odd. DP and I both have 'separate' friends who we go out with on our own.

poshme · 27/04/2014 16:11

onlylovers yes. For some reason all my local friends are really couply. Shared Facebook accounts (which I find odd) and they always do things together.
If I meet up with them they spend quite a lot of time telling me its a shame my DH isn't there. I KNOW!!! Sad
If I suggest meeting up the first question is usually "will DH be coming?"
They often won't go to something eg pub quiz if they can't both go- they'd rather stay in together than 1 of them go to something. There are about 4 couples like this who are all my close friends.

Notcontent · 27/04/2014 16:16

It has been my experience, subject to some rare exceptions, that people in couples do not want to socialise with single people, particularly single women.

flumperoo · 27/04/2014 16:28

Lots of social groups here, including walking groups, lunch/dinner/coffee groups etc

www.meetup.com

susiedaisy · 27/04/2014 18:06

Notcontent I completely agree. Now I'm divorced it's like I'm invisible to most couples.

OnlyLovers · 28/04/2014 11:05

poshme, Notcontent and susie, I find that really weird and feel Sad for you all that your 'friends' are like that. My friends group includes couples and single people and I can't imagine any of us not wanting to socialise with someone who was single.

Personally I love the chance to go out without my DP sometimes Grin. I'm sure he enjoys the occasions when he goes out without me too.

ohdobuckup · 28/04/2014 11:45

OP ; have you thought of doing a craft fair or something like that, so you can be busy, meet people and have a bit of fun, maybe make some money too... there are a lot around now through to December, and many don't really mind what you make, and there are a wide range of products to make and sell. Just a thought...Sundays can be awful , get busy!

OnlyLovers · 28/04/2014 12:10

Also just thought: Womens Institute?

Am thinking of going along to my local one. They're supposed to be very good.

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