Before I start, I'll apologize for the long post.
Brief history about my daughter.
Always been quiet but popular. a follower, not a leader.
Never really had a 'best' friend as such, just joined in with a group.
Did well at school, passed all exams. Never had any problems with her.
Never really went out much unless she was asked to the cinema or parties, which she would gladly go to and have a good time.
After leaving school all the group went their separate ways to different colleges. My daughter made a group of new friends, but things stayed basically the same as her school days, still staying in and only going out occasionally. She left college last May and decided uni wasn't for her so she's now doing a dental nurse apprenticeship, which she loves.
During the summer holidays last year she started seeing some of her old school friends occasionally who introduced her to a lad who later in the year became her boyfriend. All the family liked him and she was really happy, then two weeks ago he fell out with her. She seems to have got over it ok even though I know deep down it still hurts her but she's coping with it.
Now to the problem.
She doesn't go out anywhere. All her friends have moved on, either gone back to uni or have boyfriends of their own.
Her work colleagues are all older than her.
She does do kick- boxing on a Wednesday night but there's no one there in her age group.
All her life consists of now is going to work, coming back at 6, having dinner, going in the shower, getting into her pyjamas then watching tv or going on the laptop until it's time for bed.
She seems happy enough at the moment but I really worry that she's missing out.
How is she ever going to meet anyone if she never goes anywhere.