So where do you meet new friends

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I've got some good friends but they are all with partners which leaves me at a loose end weekends and Bank Holidays. My kids are little 3 and 5 and money is tight but I would like us to get to know some more single mums. But I am in my mid-40s and tbh I feel like a granny on the Netmums meet-a-mum boards. I don't think I am any better, I just think they'd find me a bit of an alien species. While I'm not averse to dating at some point, it's not really what I want just yet but there doesn't seem to be any single parent social stuff that doesn't involve dating in my city (nearest Gingerbread group is nearly 30 miles away). Please don't tell me to start a group - I have a demanding (but badly paid) job and do not have the energy. I did run a mums group when I was still with DH and liked it but had more time and energy then. Any ideas???

Just trying to think what you can do, I was by myself when my boys were little and I know how lonely it can be...maybe not the best suggestions as will be all sorts of Mum's from those in Relationships to single Mums, may be just a case of finding out whose who and building on the friendships:

• Local Libaries - reading mornings/afternoons for children
• Swimming baths/lessons
• Also walking clubs also welcome children sometimes

sorry not much there, but hopefully someone may have some better suggestions

I know that feeling. My kids are much older but I really have such a pathetic social life. I work FT and don't want to join the local church or WI which appear to be my only options until I'm old enough for the over 45s dinner clubs!

I do post on lone-parents.org.uk which has a live chat room. Not exactly a proper social life but something else to add to this site. The chats are often busiest around 9ish so great for some socialising evening times.

Can't suggest anything much else, but you are not alone.

Glad just not me feels like that with 4dc of various ages and ds 3 has Sn

Then moved to don't know how to meet anyone new make friends ,have joined gym just to get out if house but it's not a chatty place as such

and at 36 kinda feel odd at gates with dd7 peoples faces when realise I have ds1 16 and ds2 13 means not so much in common oh and ds3 who is 5