Do apps like Mush/Peanut/Hey!Vina work? Or am I just a bit desperate?

[pepsicolagirl]

I don't really have any friends locally. Plenty of people I know to say hi to but not enough to feel comfortable enough to go have a coffee with, do people (mums) actually do that or is that a myth?

I work full time but from home and all of my kids are at school so no meeting mums at a baby group route available. I have family who I like spending time with but I know they think me a little bit sad/pathetic because I don't have friends.

Anyway, I stumbled across these apps yesterday and have created a profile. I have had a couple of people say Hi but I am really not sure how this sort of interaction is meant to go and I don't want to scare em off.

Any tips or success stories or of course warnings to run to the hills instead?

I did download Mush and had some people say Hi but then I had other things going on and never used it. But it could be quite good if you don’t try you never know?

Sorry I should have said, the apps are a bit like Tinder but for Mum friends! You swipe and say Hi to people who look like they might be nice

Met my best friend on Mush when we were pregnant, she's my Tinder mum!

Met my best friend on Mush too, would never have met her otherwise being new to the area and lockdown! You just have to give it some time and effort and hopefully you'll click with someone/a few people

I gave up, no one on mush wanted to be friends with me

I tried Mush and Peanut on recommendation but felt too awkward in the end to talk to anyone on it lol. Oh well.

I've met one good friend on Peanut. You have nothing to lose!