Anyone else feeling sorry for themselves reading everyones festive celebration and plans posts?

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I don't have a close family. I'm not alone as I have 2 dd's. I'm a single parent though with absolutely zero friends. I have work colleagues but nobody close. Everyone is celebrating at Christmas events with work or friends. I'm in bed on Sunday evening at 8pm feeling sorry for myself as I don't go anywhere and didn't see one adult over the weekend. It's usually just me and my dd's which is lovely, of course. I'm starting to dread my weekends. I feel guilty saying that as I love every moment with my dd's. When they're in bed, I go to bed as I'm sick of my own company.
I don't know how to start looking forward to them again?!

There's a website called Meet Up, I wonder if it's in the UK too? When my ds was little and I was single I struggled to find people to socialise with.

Have you seen the so called joke going about on Facebook? If you are lonely and on your own this Christmas etc can I borrow some chairs? I did laugh a bit. The feelings of failure and dreading Christmas are coming over ne in waves but fuck it. Better than spending it with people who hate.me and ruin it anyway.

Thank you lovely people for your messages and kind words.
I'm South Wales.
I have looked into meetup a few times. There is nothing local. I have kept the emails for the past 2 years and there are lots of walks but not local and not good timing. I thought I would have made new friends as I went pack to uni, started a new job. I put my name down to go for after work drinks this Friday but nobody is going now. I mentioned it in work and nobody is bothered as they all have other things to do. I don't want to keep on asking and appear desperate.
I have met up with my dd's one friends mum a couple of times. She is on her own. She has many friends. I asked her if she fancied going out to watch the rugby not long back and she had already made plans to do that with friends. She said sorry already have plans but enjoy. I messaged back explained I wouldn't go alone. She just laughed. If that was me, I know I would have invited her. I guess I just felt sorry for myself.
I jave even asked on Facebook if anyone wants to come to the cinema. Embarrassingly nobody did!

It's a shame you don't have a meet up locally because they are great. I feel for you becuase you are obviously trying to get out there!

Can you get a babysitter for either a weekly evening or even say Saturday afternoons (so that you have something to look forward to at the weekend) and then you could go off and do whatever you liked, with any group or class that you choose. You may make a friend, or you may just be able to have some time for you and come back refreshed to your kids?

lots of people are on their own and whats wrong with it. Get stuck into a good film or book. So many things you can do.

Yeah, I suppose not sure what though?!
31dottypotter the reason I'm posting, I guess. Your suggestions would be appreciated.

Where about in South Wales? I am in Newport and would be happy to meet you for a coffee or something in the run up to Christmas.

I know it's a cliche but have you thought of volunteering at weekends? Maybe you could involve your DDs in some way too? Or take up some kind of hobby, to meet some like-minded people?

I think there's a real gap in the market for an app where you can just meet new friends, rather than dates.