So I'm 51 and I've found that a few friends I used to have just weren't for me... which is fine, I think in your 40s/50s you can cut people out of your life who just aren't adding value or aren't your type. A few have also moved away from where I live or there seemed to be a Covid type where everyone was really friendly and supportive and then after it I got from one woman in particular a totally strange message (we were not close friends) so ignored her. Another friend was furloed throughout Covid, we met up during one lockdown but since she started back at work she's very active and out and about. I might text her again.
I'd just like someone to meet up for coffee with, do exercise with, maybe see a film or drinks.
I do have some newish friends from school but one drinks really heavily which isn't for me. I also have other friends but one of them works a lot (at weekends sometimes) and others have family commitments or live far away. I do see these friends fairly frequently though.
The last meetup group I joined and went on a couple of events with, they seemed nice enough but were much younger (30ish?) and I look (not a brag!) early to mid 30s. I just didn't feel we had much in common there. Maybe I should try meet up again.
This might sound stupid, there's a woman who owns a local clothes shop who's very friendly and chatty (we discovered we shared the same star sign today, not that that makes any difference!) would it be really weird to suggest a drink with her? We seem to 'click' that way.