Help! all of my friends are married - any single mums in my area looking for new friendships?

[mom2daisypie]

I've decided that it might help me feel less lonely if I tried to get involved in something like a pub quiz night occasionally or a craft class but I only have 3 close friends and they live an hour away, are married and have children so can't really do things like that without a lot of notice and even then, it's not really their thing understandably.

I'm naturally quite antisocial - my husband and I just stayed at home in the evenings watching TV together for 18 years!

I'm wondering if there are any single mums around Worcester/Hereford who are in my position - need help getting their confidence back/getting over separation?

This organisation is aimed at single parents which has chat forums and events:

https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/your-community/

And there's also meetup - nothing to do with dating - it's for friendship and events in your area:-

https://www.meetup.com/

I don’t think you need to restrict it to single parents, surely — just people with childcare who like going out in the evenings (which, if they’re at whatever event you end up going to, they presumably do)? I mean, I’m married with a child and I go out a fair bit at night. And I think you’re better off attending a craft class alone, tbh, if your intention is to make new fruends?

Yeah absolutely, I think because all of my current friends are married I'm maybe looking for some support/advice from someone else in my situation if that makes sense. My friends are great but the chat inevitably turns to their other half at some point and I'm feeling so overwhelmed by the thought of being alone after 18 years that it just acts as a reminder/trigger for me at the moment.

I think seeing that another mum is OK on her own would help me feel a bit more positive about my life at the moment thats all.

I wish I was located closer to you OP, I feel the same!

I recently went for dinner with friends and inevitably the conversation turned into a discussion about their husbands. I was eager to leave as I just couldn't participate.

Sorry you felt like that, it really does suck.
I know I can't avoid those conversations forever but at the moment I really dont need those kinds of triggers.
Where abouts are you?