I’m 42 and not too happy with the way the relationships with my friends are working.
I have 3 ‘close’ friends that I’ve known since secondary school (21 years). We are always there for each other in a crisis. Will be there for a chat whenever needed. But I find that I’m the one organising any meet-ups, with us and/or our kids. In the past few years I’ve noticed that they don’t seem to be bothered by cancelling our plans and it’s starting to depress me.
I also have a ‘work’ friendship group. We are all self employed in the same sector, Varying degrees of closeness between different members of the group before lockdown we saw each other most weeks and would socialise every couple of months. Since lockdown, it’s become obvious that we are not ‘friends’ in the traditional sense. After lockdown I’m sure we will resume as before.
I would like to make some friends, to not feel so lonely, I’m sure there are others out there who feel the same. I could start a hobby or join a book club, but when I’ve done this in the past, while I’ve met some lovely people, they were there for the club or hobby.
So what are people’s thoughts on friend finding apps? Can anyone recommend one?