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Have you made friends with any mumsnetter?

108 replies

pupuce · 27/09/2003 08:14

I wondered if anyone (besides me!) had made some friends .... i.e. e-mailing regularely (as maybe you are too far to meet face to face), sending piccies and stuff to each other.... via Mumsnet.
I can confess to having made 1 good friend and having contacts with another 4 on a fairly regular basis.... I won't say who they are unless they want too of course !

Am I alone ?

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rivig · 27/09/2003 10:21

I haven't

lou33 · 27/09/2003 10:23

I have.

Mummysurfer · 27/09/2003 10:24

I haven't, either.
Those who have how long have you been "netters"?

Angiel · 27/09/2003 10:45

I made friends with someone through another parenting site but we now both use mumsnet, does that count? I even flew up north to go and meet her!

WideWebWitch · 27/09/2003 10:47

No you're not alone Pupuce. I reckon there are about 8-ish mumsnetters I regularly email and I've got the phone numbers of 3? 4? of them so we have talked a bit on the phone. There are several I've met outside of organised meet ups too. Mummysurfer I've been here about 2 years I think although some of the people I 'talk' to are new-ish and we've just emailed each other fairly recently. I've got the email addresses of about another 10 so I could contact them if I wanted to or had specific questions (they have said I could, not a stalker or anything!)

maomao · 27/09/2003 11:00

I've not either. Perhaps it's my breath?

lucy123 · 27/09/2003 11:22

Blimey www - that's one for every 3 months.

That means I should have, [engage brain for a second] um, 6. Haven't got that many [sob].

But yes, Mumsnet is a great place to meet nice people, especially for people like me, all alone in a foreign country. Plus I like the fact that I can "meet" people from all kinds of backgrounds - it is very hard to do that in real life. Or should that be "real" life. I get confused sometimes.

maomao · 27/09/2003 11:37

Lucy123,

Sounds like we're in a similar situation. Where are you from, if I may ask?

lucy123 · 27/09/2003 11:39

Thanks for the concern, Maomao! I'm from the UK, but I live in Spain. Finally starting to settle in though! You?

maomao · 27/09/2003 12:00

Oooo, Spain! That sounds lovely! I am from the States, and have been in the UK but two months.... Thanks for asking!

P.S. For anyone who's curious, no, I did not vote for George Bush!

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pupuce · 27/09/2003 12:08

I've been on Mumsnet for over 3 years. Don't go on other sites... Mumsnet keeps busy enough
I have the e-mail addresses of another 5 or 6 but we hardly e-mail each other... more to do with a 1 off e-mail on a specific topic.
The mumsnetter with whom I have bvecome good friends and I were always on same topic, same side of the fence (though we don't agree on everything)... so I just got in touch... and we had lots in common... very spooky.

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robinw · 27/09/2003 12:36

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Marina · 27/09/2003 20:26

No, you're not, Pupuce. I've been on Mumsnet for two or so years and have several "real" and virtual pals I have met through the site at various stages. I'd be lost without them. I am a bit behind with my off-board correspondence...tu m'excuseras, j'espere.
Phew, maomao, that means we can talk to you! Welcome to Mumsnet and wherebouts in the UK are you? There is a Christmas meet-up being organised by Custardo on December 6th in London and there are old-timers and newbies all coming along to it. Hope you are settling in well to our great country...

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pupuce · 27/09/2003 20:33

Marina --- hate to scare you but you've been on this board for over 3 years... you were already there when I started !

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codswallop · 27/09/2003 20:43

I e mail 3 regularly. I have visited one's stateley home....

maomao · 27/09/2003 20:46

Thanks Marina! I am in NW London. It's absolutely lovely here. I am settling in slowly, but it is rather odd to be a new mum in a new country. So many things to get used to! But people have been very kind to me (despite my breath).

bossykate · 27/09/2003 20:51

yes! quite a number actually. maybe that's because i'm a meet-up slut

if only we all lived nearer eachother!

Chinchilla · 27/09/2003 21:02

There are posters on here that I feel more 'close' to in opinions and interests (from reading their postings). I would love to meet them, but worry that I will appear a stalker! I have met Spacemonkey, Crunchie and Lou33, who I am happy to say were very pleasant, and normal!! No Hell's Angels or psycopaths

When I was particularly down recently, I received two personal emails, via the 'contact another talker' link, which really made me feel better. I think the majority of people on here are genuine.

sb34 · 27/09/2003 21:54

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SofiaAmes · 27/09/2003 22:18

maomao, where in nw london are you? I'm from the states as well (though I did vote for bush, but don't hold it against me...all of my friends are supremely liberal and like to hold me up as the one republican they know...I grew up in berkeley and had to rebe). I live in west london. Maybe we should together and I'll excuse your breath if you excuse my political views.

jasper · 27/09/2003 22:28

Yes! The mumsnetter I have made real friends with has the same christian name as me.And it's not that common a name.

maomao · 27/09/2003 22:35

SofiaAmes,

How funny --- I just came from the Bay Area. And, in fact, I was just bemoaning to my sister my desire for Peet's!

I am in Hampstead---it's incredibly lovely here. I hope we shall be able to stay, but that's another story. Where are you? It would be great fun to meet sometime, if you don't mind a new mum and her teethy 5 month old daughter!

SofiaAmes · 27/09/2003 23:04

Well, I can't supply you with a Peet's substitute as I can't stand coffee, but I do have to say that tea is the one thing that they do do really well here. I'm in West Acton. I would love to meet up with you. I know how hard it is to come to a "strange" country, especially with young children. Mine are 1 and 2.75. Send me an email through mumsnet and we'll organize getting together.

mears · 28/09/2003 00:05

What about friends you have who encouraged you to be a mumsnetter? I have one of those and one I met via mumsnet. Should it be a secret?

whymummy · 28/09/2003 09:11

i've made some really good friends thanks to mumsnet,my computerless friends think i'm mad for meeting people off the internet and when i talk about mumsnet they think i'm sad,do you tell friends with no pc's about mumsnet?and what do they think?