I feel sad and lonely and i just didn't know where to post this on MN.
I have a best friends who I love to bits and I have colleagues at work that I am friendly with in a worky kind of way but what I really long for is to have a group of friends to meet up with at the weekend and have occasional nights out with etc?
I feel I am just stuck and have lost the ability to make new friends. I have tried an evening class in something that interests me but that hasn?t really generated any new friends. I am not overly shy but I do have low self esteem so constantly worry if I have said or done the wrong thing.
Everyone else seems to have a big social network so why would they need/want to add a new person to that long standing group. I have just don?t know where to begin. SIL sometimes includes me in social things with some of her friends but it makes me feel so desperate as she is so popular and I feel like a looser just clinging on to anything on offer.
I long to meet up with other mums and DC and have conversations beyond nappies and playmobil but it?s usually just me and DS?s feeling lonely.
Sometimes I want to pretend that I am new to the area and try and think what I would do then????.
Any hints and tips gratefully received.