No friends

[TickleFlower]

I literally have no friends. Okay one or two but I feel really lonely a lot of the time.

I text people and they hardly ever get back to me

How do I go about making new friends?

Hi Tickle. Really sorry to hear you are feeling lonely.

What is your situation re work, do you have DC?

I work part time mon,tues and weds.

I have DD who is 16 months old. I don't have any mum friends

Are there any local groups you could take DD to? Mother and Toddler, Jo jingles, Tumble Tots, that sort of thing?

I go to soft play and swimming but haven't made any friends

Mnet have a meet a friend on the local boards you could check there.

Checked and emailed one lady

Oh good glad it helped

I've managed to make a few new friends through baby groups. Swimming is not a good one for friend making as people are busy dressing/undressing etc.

Could you try a one o'clock club? It took a while & I had to go through a few non starters but got a couple of new ones that seem nice

You sound very lonely. I know it's hard but instead of soft play try and find a local play group or children's centre. They are very much child and parent focussed and there is more chance of you having conversations in a play group setting than in a soft play setting. Our local children's centre has I can cook classes, baby gym sessions and baby dance classes and I went and met new mums. Also you might find that when your child goes to nursery and school you will meet other mums at the school gate and have common ground or issues to discuss. You can pm me if you ever feel lonely.