My New Years resolution is to make some friends!!

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For one reason or another I've lost lots of friends Over the years. I had my children and got married young whilst they're just starting now doing all of that so I found myself rather isolated having gone down a different path.

Anyway! It's my new goal to get out more, make some good friends and have more of a social life. Don't get me wrong, I'm not lonely per se as I have dh, two lovely little girls, my parents and work colleagues but I'd love a few proper girlfriends iykwim. Someone to gossip with, go for coffees, a shop etc.

I'm 30 and I like to think I'm quite fun! Just a bit shy. Anyone else in my boat?!

Me too! I posted this on another thread today about this. I am older though (41) I just realised in the last couple of weeks I have absolutely no one outside my family - I have made a couple of acquaintances through a running club this year and am going to build on that in 2019!

Me too I'm mid twenties South West. Don't have any friends local to the area other than acquaintances from work

Me too. I'm 31 no kids but my friends have them and so hard to see them now. I would like to meet new friends but I don't know how. I'm so shy which doesn't help as I'm too nervous to join any groups where you meet knew people

Same for me too. I think it's going to be my NY resolution to make some new friends.

At least I'm not the only one finding it difficult

I have just left a post on another thread about friends. They are hard to find. Hoped having kids would help to form new friendships but no.

Same.

I'm an expat and have been for the last half decade. Made a few lovely friends via work and industry events, but my best friend, also an expat, has recently moved back home.

That makes my remaining two real friends around here my boss and someone whose boss I am. They're lovely and I adore them, but it obviously means that bitch in about work is not always on.

Having said that, my resolution is to do one kind thing every day. The world needs more kindness.

I saw a post from a couple of years ago where somebody created a Facebook social group for people wanting to make friends. Does anyone know if this still exists or if it's worth setting up a new one? I tried searching but couldn't find it

taken being an expat is hard, isn’t it?

People at home have moved on a bit from me, I’d say. But people where I live now are often only here for a year or two whereas I’m in it for the long run so it’s hard.

People at home have moved on a bit from me, I’d say.

Same here ... but, to be fair, I've moved on from them, too. It's not that I no longer like the people I grew up around. But having mostly travelled around the world to study and later work for the last 15 years or so, I feel they don't relate to my life - and I don't relate to theirs, either.

I guess it's the price we pay for what everyone seems to think is the exciting life we live. At the end of the day, I think its worth it. It was easier before the divorce, mind.

Have a . Happy new year, whereever you may be.

Anyone in east miss feel free to pm me ☺️ I don’t actually know how to do that though 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

Ah hello everyone! I'm south west London.

Great shout @Rottie454

God so many people in the same boat
I'm in Leeds 37 with two girls and a DH

Me too. 31. Have moved around a bit due to DH's work. Now back "home" and all my old friends have moved on so I have none. DH has slotted back into his old college friendship group and socialises regularly. My "closest" friends are 3 hour drive away.
I'm in South East.

I think I was part of the group mentioned above - it was all a little disappointing because once people started to use their own names the vibe changed and some of the honesty about loneliness faded away. I don’t think the group lasted long which was a shame.

Me too! 31, I have a little girl and a little boy. Drifted from many friends over the years, I pretty much have one close friend, Husband, a few family. Im in the South West.

If I knew how to create a fb group I would but I'm quite a technophobe.

I don't know how to create one but I know how to run one as I was previously admin for a group. It's a shame it didn't work out before though. I wouldn't really know where to begin...

@Fl0w3r are you East Mids?

I want new friends too!

I only have 2, but hardly see them, text a few times a week, but feel like I'm missing out.

How to you start making friends though?

One friend I made at work years ago, the other was a school mom who approached me and pretty much said "Hi lets be friends" worked for her as we've been friends for 10 years now. But I don't have that kind of confidence.

I'm 35, 2 DD's 11 & 13, live West Midlands.

@InLoveWithMyDressingGown yes east mids, not east miss

Yes me too op. I am 51, 2 young dc and though I have lots of friends none live anywhere near me. we recently moved to a new town and I really need to make some Nice friends here I can see regularly and interact with.

I trust the universe will provide - it always does when I ask.

Preferably someone who lives a short stroll away

@Rottie454 I think I was also in that group. From memory it was a 'secret' Facebook group so didn't show up in searches. As cafenoirbiscuit said it didn't really take off, partly because I don't think most people were that geographically close.

It's hard to meet people I think. I'm currently on maternity leave with my second DC and finding it a bit lonely. I had NCT friends first time round but didn't do it this time and find a lot of groups don't fit in with school run.

I have just moved to a different part of the country and I'm missing my friends from where I was before. I need to make new friends but it's not easy. I'm a pretty friendly sort of person, but I'm easily put off if people don't reciprocate. I generally work from home as well, so that doesn't help!